block cipher

[′bläk ‚sī·fər]

(communications)

A cipher that transforms a string of input bits of fixed length into a string of output bits of fixed length.

block cipher

An encryption method that processes the input stream as groups of bytes that are fixed in size, typically 64, 128 or 256 bits long. The state of a block cipher is reset before processing each block. The DES and AES algorithms are examples of block ciphers (see DES and AES). Contrast with stream cipher.

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An Efficient Stream Data Processing Model for Multiuser Cryptographic Service

In the Simeck family block cipher key schedule, Figure 2 shows the Simeck family block cipher key schedule as a block diagram.

Secure Data Encryption for Cloud-Based Human Care Services

The combination of cluster key and fault diagnosis routing with block cipher based encryption scheme ensures complete security, which means that the cluster member private key does not reveal the signer's identity but everyone can verify its validity.

Energy Efficient Secured Cluster based Distributed Fault Diagnosis Protocol for IoT

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An Upper Bound of the Longest Impossible Differentials of Several Block Ciphers

Key schedule algorithm is an important part of any block cipher algorithm and its strength directly affects the security of the cipher.

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF KEY SCHEDULE ALGORITHMS OF DIFFERENT BLOCK CIPHERS

recommendation for the triple data encryption algorithm (tdea) block cipher. 2012.

Secure high level communication protocol for CAN bus

The suggested method basically adopted a 128-bit block cipher. Of course, since a low-powered PHD, or biosensor, has a limitation in computation capability or memory, depending on application, it may use an encrypted algorithm which is less than 128 bits.

Privacy protection for personal health device communication and healthcare building applications

There are many disadvantages of block cipher such as it is easy to insert or delete blocks.

Quantum key based burst confidentiality in optical burst switched networks

proposed a symmetric key block cipher algorithm which includes a step that simulates ideas from the processes of transcription (transfer from DNA to mRNA) and translation (from mRNA into amino acids) [13].

DNA based cryptography: an overview and analysis

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Energy-efficient hardware architectures for the packet data convergence protocol in LTE-advanced mobile terminals