MARS
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Algorithm Type: Block Cipher
- Designers: Carolynn Burwick, Charanjit Jutla, David Safford, Don Coppersmith, Edward D'Avignon, Luke O'Connor, Mohammad Peyravian, Nevenko Zunic, Rosario Gennaro, Shai Halevi, Stephen M. Matyas Jr.
- Published in: 1999
- 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- Cryptanalysis status: not yet broken (note: this may be out of date.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
- Minimum key length: 128 bits
- Maximum key length: 448 bits
- Key length must be a multiple of: 32 bits
- Common key lengths valid for this algorithm: 128 bits, 192 bits, 224 bits, 256 bits, 384 bits
Block Size
- Fixed Block Size: 16 bytes
Links
Papers About This Algorithm
| Title | Published in | Proposed | Defined | Analyzed | Wounded | Broken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARS - a candidate cipher for AES | 1999 | MARS | MARS | MARS |
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| Algorithm type | Block Cipher + |
| Attribute values | |
| Min key length | 16 byte (128 bit) + |
| Max key length | 56 byte (448 bit) + |
| Key length multiple | 4 byte (32 bit) + |
| Valid key length | 16 byte (128 bit) +, 24 byte (192 bit) +, 28 byte (224 bit) +, 32 byte (256 bit) +, and 48 byte (384 bit) + |
| Valid block size | 16 byte (128 bit) + |
| Min block size | 16 byte (128 bit) + |
| Max block size | 16 byte (128 bit) + |
| Home page | http://domino.research.ibm.com/comm/research_projects.nsf/pages/security.mars.html + |
| Wikipedia entry | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MARS + |
