DESV-1: A Variation of the Data Encryption Standard (DES)

This paper introduces a variation of the Data Encryption Standard (DES), called DESV-1, describes its implementation, and analyses it using the principles of differential cryptanalysis, showing its resistance to this attack. Indications are that as few as eight rounds of DESV-1 will give the same security as sixteen rounds of the DES, but the question is still open.