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M6 (cipher)

In cryptography, M6 is a block cipher proposed by Hitachi in 1997 for use in the IEEE 1394 FireWire standard. The design allows some freedom in choosing a few of the cipher's operations, so M6 is considered a family of ciphers. Due to export controls, M6 has not been fully published; nevertheless, a partial description of the algorithm based on a draft…

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Block sizes
64 bits
Designers
Hitachi
First published
1997
Key sizes
40–64 bits
Rounds
10
Structure
Feistel network

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M6 (cipher)

Nodes15
Edges14
Triples7
Avg. degree1.87
Density0.133333
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M6 (cipher)

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Block sizes · 1
M6 (cipher) → 64 bits
Designers · 1
M6 (cipher) → Hitachi
First published · 1
M6 (cipher) → 1997
Key sizes · 1
M6 (cipher) → 40–64 bits
Rounds · 1
M6 (cipher) → 10
Structure · 1
M6 (cipher) → Feistel network
Successors · 1
M6 (cipher) → M8

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m6 key mod bits known ciphers cryptanalysis 64 plaintexts plaintext hitachi standard family due algorithm based schedule simple one attack

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M6 (cipher)Block sizes64 bits1.00infobox
M6 (cipher)DesignersHitachi1.00infobox
M6 (cipher)First published19971.00infobox
M6 (cipher)Key sizes40–64 bits1.00infobox
M6 (cipher)Rounds101.00infobox
M6 (cipher)StructureFeistel network1.00infobox
M6 (cipher)SuccessorsM81.00infobox

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