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Cipher operating on a flow of data ( as opposed to Block cipher [[:Category:Block Cipher]] )
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A '''stream cipher''' is a cipher operating on a flow of data (a ''stream''), as opposed to a block at a time.
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==See Also==
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* [[Block Cipher]]
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* [[:Category:Block Cipher|Block Ciphers]]
  
 
[[Category:Cryptographic Algorithm]]
 
[[Category:Cryptographic Algorithm]]

Latest revision as of 06:58, 29 July 2019

A stream cipher is a cipher operating on a flow of data (a stream), as opposed to a block at a time.

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