Truncated differential cryptanalysis

Truncated differential cryptanalysis is a technique used to analyze and potentially break cryptographic algorithms, particularly block ciphers. It is an extension of differential cryptanalysis, which investigates how differences in the input to a cryptographic algorithm can affect the differences in the output. In standard differential cryptanalysis, an analyst examines pairs of plaintexts with specific differences and observes how these differences propagate through the cipher, aiming to find certain characteristics about the output that can be exploited.