Symmetric Stream Ciphers Flashcards
1
Q
RRFP (rock&roll for pay-cut)
A
RCA
RC4
Fish
Pike
ChaCha
2
Q
RCA
A
Key 1-256
Rounds 255 up to
3
Q
RC4
A
Key size 1-2048 (40 bit min)
Weak, used for SSL and Wi-Fi
RFC 7465 prohibits use in TLS
Widely used stream cipher
4
Q
Fish
A
Uses Fibonacci PRNG
Data stream XOR’d with the key
5
Q
Pike
A
Revised version of fish
6
Q
ChaCha
A
Stream cipher
256 bit stream
Faster than AES
