SECRET KEY ALGORITHMS
What is a secret key algorithm?
Types of secret key algorithms
Secret key algorithms
What is a secret key algorithm?
Secret key algorithms use the same key for encryption and decryption (or the decryption key is easily derived from the encryption key), whereas public key algorithms use a different key for encryption and decryption, and the decryption key cannot be derived from the encryption key.
Secret-key algorithms are generally much less computationally intensive than public key algorithms.
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Types of secret key algorithms
Secret key algorithms can be divided into two types - stream ciphers and block ciphers. Stream ciphers encrypt a single bit of plaintext at a time, whereas block ciphers take a number of bits (typically 64 bits in modern ciphers), and encrypt them as a single unit.
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Secret key algorithms
AES/Rijndael
Blowfish
CAST5
DES
IDEA
RC2
RC4
RC6
Serpent
Triple DES
Twofish
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• How to encrypt text
1. Enter the information you want to encrypt in "Text you want to encrypt" area and press "Encrypt" button.
2. Enter password for encryption and confirm it.
3. Select if you want to use "Encrypt with password check confirmation" option or not and click "OK". For more information about "Encrypt with password check confirmation" option click here
4. For more security you can encrypt your text multiple times. Set the necessary number of passes for multiple encryption and click 'OK'.
5. Your text in the encrypted form appears in "Encrypted text" area.
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