RC4

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Algorithm Type: Stream Cipher

• Designers: Ron Rivest
• Published in: 1994
• Standards:
• Cryptanalysis status: Broken

Links

• Home page of RC4

• Wikipedia entry

Papers About This Algorithm

Title	Published in	Proposed	Defined	Analyzed	Wounded	Broken
RC4 Source Code	1994		RC4
Weaknesses in the Key Scheduling Algorithm of RC4	2001			RC4		RC4
A New Weakness in the RC4 Keystream Generator and an Approach to Improve the Security of the Cipher	2004	RC4A	RC4A	RC4		RC4
The experimental distinguishing attack on RC4	2006			RC4		RC4
Two Linear Distinguishing Attacks on VMPC and RC4A and Weakness of RC4 Family of Stream Ciphers	2007			RC4 RC4A VMPC		RC4A VMPC