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HC-256 is a stream cipher designed to provide bulk encryption in software at high speeds while permitting strong confidence in its security. A 128-bit variant was submitted as an eSTREAM cipher candidate and has been selected as one of the four final contestants in the software profile.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC-256 | is a | stream cipher designed to provide bulk encryption in software at high speeds while permitting strong confidence in its security | 0.90 | text |
| HC-256 | related to External links | HC-256 Archived | 0.60 | section |
| HC-256 | related to External links | Wayback Machine | 0.60 | section |
| HC-256 | related to Function | Internally | 0.60 | section |
| HC-256 | related to Function | Each | 0.60 | section |
| HC-256 | related to Function | For | 0.60 | section |
| HC-256 | related to Function | After | 0.60 | section |
| HC-256 | related to Performance | The | 0.60 | section |
| HC-256 | related to Performance | Pentium | 0.60 | section |
| HC-256 | related to Performance | However | 0.60 | section |
| HC-256 | related to Performance | For HC-128 | 0.60 | section |
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