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9 February, 21:00

What is your understanding of the difference between a stream cipher and a block cipher?

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  1. 9 February, 21:07
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    In a stream cipher, the information is ciphered byte-by-byte.

    In a block cipher, the information is ciphered block by block.

    Explanation:

    Suppose I have the following text:

    Buffalo Bills New England Patriots

    New York Jets Miami Dolphins

    Each line is one byte, so, on the stream cipher, i am going to apply the ciphering algorithm on:

    The letter B

    The letter u

    The letter f

    Until

    The letter s (of Miami Dolphins)

    Now for the block cipher, i am saying that each line is a block, so the algorithm is going to be applied.

    First on: Buffalo Bills New England Patriots

    Then: New York Jets Miami Dolphins
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