Block ciphers What is a block cipher?

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Block  ciphers   What  is  a  block  cipher?  

Dan  Boneh  

Block  ciphers:    crypto  work  horse   n bits PT Block

n bits CT Block

E, D Key

k bits

Canonical examples: 1.  3DES: n= 64 bits, 2.  AES:

k = 168 bits

n=128 bits, k = 128, 192, 256 bits Dan  Boneh  

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