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Algorithms

Hash Algorithm
Symmetric Key Algorithm
Asymmetric Key Algorithm

Hash Algorithm   back to top

Algorithm Bits Type Full Name
SHA   Hash Secure Hash Algorithm
SHA-1 160 Hash Secure Hash Algorithm-1
MD2   Hash Message Digest 2
MD4 128 Hash Message Digest 4
MD5 128 Hash Message Digest 4
RIPEMD-160   Hash  
       
       
     

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Symmetric Key Algorithms   back to top

Block ciphers--take a number of bits and encrypt them as a single unit.
Stream ciphers--encrypt a single bit of plaintext at a time.

Algorithm Bits Type Full Name
DES 56 Block Data Encryption Standard
3DES 168 Block Triple Data Encryption Standard
AES 128-256 Block Advanced Encryption Standard
Blowfish 1-448 Block Blowfish Encryption Algorithm
IDEA 128 Block International Data Encryption Algorithm
RC2 1-2048 Block Rivest Cipher
RC4 1-2048 Stream Rivest Cipher
RC5 128-256 Block Rivest Cipher
RC6 128-256 Block Rivest Cipher
CAST 128-256 Block Rivest Cipher
MARS 128-256 Block Rivest Cipher
Serpent 128-256 Block  
Twofish 128-256 Block  
       
       
       
       
       

 

Asymmetric Key Algorithms   back to top

A 64 bit symmetric key strength equals a 512 asymmetric key strength
A 112 bit symmetric key strength equals a 1792 asymmetric key strength
A 128 bit symmetric key strength equals a 2304 asymmetric key strength

Algorithm Bits Type Full Name
RSA varies   Rivest, Shamir & Adelman Encryption Algorithm.
Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange      
El Gamal Encryption Algorithm      
EEC 160   Elliptic Curve Cryptography