RC6
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Algorithm Type: Block Cipher
- Designers: Matthew Robshaw, Raymond Sidney, Ron Rivest, Yiqun Lisa Yin
- 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- Cryptanalysis status: not yet broken (note: this may be out of date.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
- Minimum key length: 0 bits
- Maximum key length: 2040 bits
- Key length must be a multiple of: 8 bits
- Common key lengths valid for this algorithm: 64 bits, 128 bits, 192 bits, 224 bits, 256 bits, 384 bits, 512 bits
Block Size
- Fixed Block Size: 16 bytes
Links
Papers About This Algorithm
| Title | Published in | Proposed | Defined | Analyzed | Wounded | Broken |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The RC6 Block Cipher | 1998 | RC6 | RC6 | RC6 |
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| Relations to other articles | |
|---|---|
| Algorithm type | Block Cipher + |
| Attribute values | |
| Min key length | 0 byte (0 bit) + |
| Max key length | 255 byte (2,040 bit) + |
| Key length multiple | 1 byte (8 bit) + |
| Valid key length | 8 byte (64 bit) +, 16 byte (128 bit) +, 24 byte (192 bit) +, 28 byte (224 bit) +, 32 byte (256 bit) +, 48 byte (384 bit) +, and 64 byte (512 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://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/node.asp?id=2512 + |
| Wikipedia entry | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RC6 + |
