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SM4 (cipher): History & Standards

ShāngMì 4 (SM4, 商密4) (formerly SMS4) is a block cipher, standardised for commercial cryptography in China. It is used in the Chinese National Standard for Wireless LAN WAPI (WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure), and with Transport Layer Security.

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SM4 (cipher) topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Standards as prominent areas in the source structure around SM4 (cipher).

Related topics
21
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
24
Extracted relationships
6
Concept neighborhoods
13
Bridge connections
24

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 8 topics
History · 7 topics
Cipher detail · 6 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Block sizes
128 bits
Designers
Data Assurance & Communication Security Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
First published
2006 (declassified; standardized March 21, 2012)
Key sizes
128 bits
Rounds
32
Structure
Unbalanced Feistel network

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Cipher detail

History

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How SM4 (cipher) connects Entity context

The extracted context around SM4 (cipher) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, SM4 (cipher) → 128 bits Another extracted example is SM4 (cipher) → Data Assurance & Communication Security Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

SM4 (cipher)

Top relations

Block sizes · 1
SM4 (cipher) → 128 bits
Designers · 1
SM4 (cipher) → Data Assurance & Communication Security Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences
First published · 1
SM4 (cipher) → 2006 (declassified; standardized March 21, 2012)
Key sizes · 1
SM4 (cipher) → 128 bits
Rounds · 1
SM4 (cipher) → 32
Structure · 1
SM4 (cipher) → Unbalanced Feistel network

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

sm4 chinese cipher standard block security key encryption national keys round algorithm s-box wapi ieee published data displaystyle sms4 used

SM4 (cipher) relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 6 structured relationships around SM4 (cipher). Examples in this analysis include SM4 (cipher) → Block sizes → 128 bits and SM4 (cipher) → Designers → Data Assurance & Communication Security Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SM4 (cipher)Block sizes128 bits1.00infobox
SM4 (cipher)DesignersData Assurance & Communication Security Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences1.00infobox
SM4 (cipher)First published2006 (declassified; standardized March 21, 2012)1.00infobox
SM4 (cipher)Key sizes128 bits1.00infobox
SM4 (cipher)Rounds321.00infobox
SM4 (cipher)StructureUnbalanced Feistel network1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around SM4 (cipher) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Cipher, Sm4 and Block. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • SM4 (cipher)
    • Cipher
    • Sm4
    • Block
    • Chinese
    • Published
    • Sms4
    • Security
    • 18033-3
    • Academy
    • Amd
    • Assurance
    • Center
  • sm4 (cipher)
    • Sms4
    • Cipher
    • Sm4
    • Chinese
    • Block
    • Linear
    • Published
    • Security
    • Standard
    • 18033-3
    • Academy
    • Amd
  • block cipher
    • Cipher
    • Sms4
    • Sm4
    • Chinese
    • Data
    • Linear
    • Published
    • Security
    • Standard
    • Encryption
    • 18033-3
    • Academy
  • chinese
    • Security
    • Cipher
    • Academy
    • Assurance
    • Center
    • Communication
    • Sciences
    • 吕述望
    • Sm4
    • Algorithm
    • Data
    • Linear
  • transport layer security
    • Academy
    • Assurance
    • Center
    • Communication
    • Sciences
    • Data
    • Linear
    • Sm4
    • 18033-3
    • Amd
    • Bits
    • Iec
  • chinese academy of sciences
    • Assurance
    • Center
    • Communication
    • Sciences
    • Data
    • Security
    • Cipher
    • Academy
    • Bits
    • Chinese
    • Commercial
    • Cryptography
  • cipher detail
    • Sms4
    • Sm4
    • Chinese
    • Linear
    • Published
    • Security
    • Standard
    • 18033-3
    • Academy
    • Amd
    • Assurance
    • Bits
  • advanced encryption standard
    • Keys
    • Algorithm
    • 32-bit
    • Key
    • Used
    • Displaystyle
    • Round
    • Gm
    • Ieee
    • Wapi
    • Iec
    • Iso

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For SM4 (cipher), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects SM4 (cipher) with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
SM4 (cipher)Overview · splits 16 ⟂ 9
SM4 (cipher)History · splits 17 ⟂ 8
SM4 (cipher)Cipher detail · splits 18 ⟂ 7

Map overview Semantic statistics

SM4 (cipher)

Nodes25
Edges24
Triples6
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.08
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around SM4 (cipher) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Standards, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — SM4 (cipher) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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