CAST-256
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Algorithm Type: Block Cipher
- Designers: Carlisle Adams, Howard Heys, Michael Wiener, Stafford Tavares
- Published in: 1998
- Standards:
- Cryptanalysis status: not yet broken (note: this may be out of date. please see papers section to see how up to date the entries are)
Key Lengths
Block Size
- Fixed Block Size: 16 bytes
Links
Papers About This Algorithm
| Title | Published in | Proposed | Defined | Analyzed | Wounded | Broken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The CAST-256 Encryption Algorithm | 1998 | CAST-256 | ||||
| An Analysis of the CAST-256 Cipher | 1999 | CAST-256 | CAST-256 |
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| Algorithm type | Block Cipher + |
| Attribute values | |
| Min key length | 16 byte (128 bit) + |
| Max key length | 32 byte (256 bit) + |
| Key length multiple | 4 byte (32 bit) + |
| Valid key length | 16 byte (128 bit) +, 20 byte (160 bit) +, 24 byte (192 bit) +, 28 byte (224 bit) +, and 32 byte (256 bit) + |
| Valid block size | 16 byte (128 bit) + |
| Min block size | 16 byte (128 bit) + |
| Max block size | 16 byte (128 bit) + |
| Wikipedia entry | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAST-256 + |
