Un-Answered Questions { Ciphers }

What can be proven about the security of a product cipher?

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How are block ciphers used to encrypt data longer than the block size?

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Can symmetric block ciphers be used for message authentication?

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What exactly is DES?

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What is differential cryptanalysis?

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How was NSA involved in the design of DES?

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Is DES available in software?

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Is DES available in hardware?

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Can DES be used to protect classified information?

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What are ECB, CBC, CFB, OFB, and PCBC encryption?

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Exactly how strong are these ciphers?

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Why do you keep the name of the used cipher in the open?

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How to prove a new block cipher, is resistant against differential cryptanalysis attack

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What is the meaning of apostrophies in ciphers - ideas?

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Name different symmetric ciphers?

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