Kyber Ref Implementation Doubts - dead code ?

[ram-singh-git]

Hello all,

I was analyzing Kyber768 ref code and have few doubts

1. Possible deadcode

Can this line be reached : https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs/blob/main/src/kem/kyber/pqcrystals-kyber_kyber512_ref/indcpa.c#L185 ?

GEN_MATRIX_NBLOCKS is 3 that makes off ( @ https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs/blob/main/src/kem/kyber/pqcrystals-kyber_kyber512_ref/indcpa.c#L184) always 0.

2. As per Kyber specification during encapsulation step , v is calculated as below
   v ← NTT−1(ˆt⊺ ◦ rˆ) +e2 + µ
   However, i cannot seem to understand where is "t" transposed in the code :(

Please feel free to correct me incase I missed something ?

Thanks.

[SWilson4]

I suggest that you raise this with the PQCrystals team. We simply pull their implementation into liboqs, so they are better equipped to answer questions about details like this.

[ram-singh-git]

ok