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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-discrete-mathematical-sciences-and-cryptography</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0065</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0529</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JDMSC-3046</article-id>
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        <article-title>Boolean function analysis for enhancing nonlinearity and resistance against linear and differential cryptanalysis</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Srividya</surname>
            <given-names>Aitha</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Centre for Multidisciplinary Research, Anurag University, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500088, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Goyal</surname>
            <given-names>Samaksh</given-names>
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          <aff>Quantum University Research Center, Quantum University, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Hasan</surname>
            <given-names>Yazdani</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Sciences, Noida International University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 203201, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Pawale</surname>
            <given-names>Sanjesh Sadanand</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Engineering, Vishwakarma University, Pune, Maharashtra, 411048, India</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Meylikulov</surname>
            <given-names>Shakhboz</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Information Technology and Exact Sciences, Termez University of Economics and Service, Termez, 190111, Uzbekistan</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Vaghela</surname>
            <given-names>Chetansinh R.</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Faculty of Science, Gokul Global University, Sidhpur, Gujarat, 384151, India</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Musaev</surname>
            <given-names>Umidjon</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of General Professional Sciences, Mamun University, Khiva, 220900, Uzbekistan</aff>
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      </contrib-group>
      <volume>29</volume>
      <issue>10-B</issue>
      <fpage>4225</fpage>
      <lpage>4236</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>31</day>
        <month>10</month>
        <year>2026</year>
      </pub-date>
      <abstract>
        <p>The analysis of Boolean functions is a core part of the design of secure cryptographic primitives, especially to make them more resistant to linear and differential cryptanalysis. This work explores further analytical methods in enhancing nonlinearity, correlation immunity and algebraic complexity of Boolean functions. The paper focuses on using the representations of algebraic normal forms, Walsh Hadamard spectral analysis and optimization techniques to create strong functions which can be applied to modern ciphering systems. An evaluation framework is created based on systematic evaluation to determine resistance to statistical and structural attacks. The experimental findings show that optimized Boolean functions attain a greater nonlinearity and lower correlation biases and thus improve cryptographic security. Comparative analysis shows the superiority of the constructions in comparison with the conventional ones on the level of resilience, efficiency and the ability to implement it. The discoveries are used to design safe substitution boxes and stream cipher elements of modern cryptographic designs.</p>
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        <kwd>Boolean functions</kwd>
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        <kwd>Walsh–Hadamard transform</kwd>
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        <kwd>Differential cryptanalysis</kwd>
        <kwd>Cryptographic security</kwd>
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