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HC-256

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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HC-256

Nodes17
Edges16
Triples11
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.117647
Components1

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HC-256

Top relations

related to Function · 4
HC-256 → After, Each, For, Internally
related to Performance · 4
HC-256 → For HC-128, However, Pentium, The
related to External links · 2
HC-256 → HC-256 Archived, Wayback Machine
is a · 1
HC-256 → stream cipher designed to provide bulk encryption in software at high speeds while permitting strong confidence in its security

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function cipher tables software one designed word performance estream key table 32-bit steps hc-128 cycles encryption initialization nonce internally two

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HC-256is astream cipher designed to provide bulk encryption in software at high speeds while permitting strong confidence in its security0.90text
HC-256related to External linksHC-256 Archived0.60section
HC-256related to External linksWayback Machine0.60section
HC-256related to FunctionInternally0.60section
HC-256related to FunctionEach0.60section
HC-256related to FunctionFor0.60section
HC-256related to FunctionAfter0.60section
HC-256related to PerformanceThe0.60section
HC-256related to PerformancePentium0.60section
HC-256related to PerformanceHowever0.60section
HC-256related to PerformanceFor HC-1280.60section

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