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RC6

In cryptography, RC6 is a symmetric key block cipher derived from RC5. It was designed by Ron Rivest, Matt Robshaw, Ray Sidney, and Yiqun Lisa Yin to meet the requirements of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) competition. The algorithm was one of the five finalists, and also was submitted to the NESSIE and CRYPTREC projects. It was a proprietary…

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CryptographySymmetric keyBlock cipherRC5Ron Rivest
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Block sizes
128 bits
Certification
AES finalist
Derived from
RC5
Designers
Ron Rivest, Matt Robshaw, Ray Sidney, Yiqun Lisa Yin
First published
1998
Key sizes
128, 192, or 256 bits

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RC6

Nodes21
Edges20
Triples28
Avg. degree1.9
Density0.095238
Components1

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RC6

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related to Licensing · 7
RC6 → AES, As, As RC6, January, RSA Laboratories, RSA Security Inc, The
related to External links · 6
RC6 → Ciphers, Cryptography, Reference, SCAN, Standard Cryptographic Algorithm Naming, Symmetric Ciphers
related to Possible use in NSA "implants" · 4
RC6 → Equation Group, In August, NSA, The
related to Encryption/decryption · 2
RC6 → RC5, The
Block sizes · 1
RC6 → 128 bits
Certification · 1
RC6 → AES finalist
Derived from · 1
RC6 → RC5
Designers · 1
RC6 → Ron Rivest, Matt Robshaw, Ray Sidney, Yiqun Lisa Yin
First published · 1
RC6 → 1998
Key sizes · 1
RC6 → 128, 192, or 256 bits

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rc5 algorithm key encryption block ron rivest bits aes use derived 256 rsa security code network matt robshaw ray sidney

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RC6Block sizes128 bits1.00infobox
RC6CertificationAES finalist1.00infobox
RC6Derived fromRC51.00infobox
RC6DesignersRon Rivest, Matt Robshaw, Ray Sidney, Yiqun Lisa Yin1.00infobox
RC6First published19981.00infobox
RC6Key sizes128, 192, or 256 bits1.00infobox
RC6Rounds201.00infobox
RC6StructureFeistel network (Type 2)1.00infobox
RC6is asymmetric key block cipher derived from RC50.90text
RC6related to Encryption/decryptionThe0.60section
RC6related to Encryption/decryptionRC50.60section
RC6related to External linksCryptography0.60section

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