Block cipher
nounid
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A symmetric key cryptographic algorithm that transforms a block of information at a time using a cryptographic key. For a block cipher algorithm, the length of the input block is the same as the length of the output block.
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unclassified
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unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Block ciphers
- possessive
- Block cipher's
- pluralpossessive
- Block ciphers'
Framework definitions
- §1
- A block cipher encrypts one block of data at a time.
- §1
- A public algorithm that operates on plaintext in blocks (strings or groups) of bits
- §1
- A symmetric key cryptographic algorithm that transforms a block of information at a time using a cryptographic key. For a block cipher algorithm, the length of the input block is the same as the length of the output block.
- §1
- A symmetric key cryptographic algorithm that transforms a block of information at a time using a cryptographic key. For a block cipher algorithm, the length of the input block is the same as the length of the output block.
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