Cipher: Revision history

8 April 2024

• curprev 05:4805:48, 8 April 2024‎ John Leach talk contribs‎ m 11,827 bytes +19‎ Text replacement - "{{subpages}}" to "{{PropDel}}<br><br>{{subpages}}"

4 September 2011

• curprev 23:4123:41, 4 September 2011‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 11,808 bytes −128‎ →‎Types of cipher: delete a sentence; see talk page

28 February 2010

• curprev 22:3722:37, 28 February 2010‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 11,947 bytes +12‎ →‎Encryption and decryption

7 February 2010

• curprev 03:5303:53, 7 February 2010‎ imported>Meg Taylor‎ m 11,935 bytes −1‎ spelling: encryptiion -> encryption

31 May 2009

• curprev 05:2805:28, 31 May 2009‎ imported>Caesar Schinas‎ m 11,936 bytes 0‎ Robot: Changing template: TOC-right

22 February 2009

• curprev 04:5104:51, 22 February 2009‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 11,936 bytes +762‎ link

24 October 2008

• curprev 09:2809:28, 24 October 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 11,821 bytes +726‎ →‎Ciphers and networking: add a bit on re-keying
• curprev 01:3401:34, 24 October 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 11,280 bytes +185‎ →‎Design criteria

12 October 2008

• curprev 21:1621:16, 12 October 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 11,095 bytes −79‎ →‎Types of cipher: link to articles on block & stream ciphers

15 September 2008

• curprev 02:0702:07, 15 September 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 11,174 bytes +758‎ Undo revision 100386209 by Sandy Harris cited RFC4949, Bulk is more general than link
• curprev 01:5801:58, 15 September 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 11,231 bytes +504‎ →‎Ciphers and networking: Bulk encryption->Link encryption
• curprev 01:4301:43, 15 September 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 10,727 bytes +139‎ Please discuss deletion on the talk page. Is anything you deleted inaccurate?
• curprev 01:4201:42, 15 September 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 10,588 bytes −139‎ →‎Types of cipher: remove reference to assymetric stream ciphers

14 September 2008

• curprev 05:3505:35, 14 September 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 10,727 bytes +311‎ Tried to reduce empty links by making link to a subhead of encryption, and removing perhaps superfluous links
• curprev 05:2005:20, 14 September 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 10,416 bytes +184‎ formatting. A little concerned with edits of writing style without commentary on content.
• curprev 05:0205:02, 14 September 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 10,402 bytes +170‎ →‎Types of cipher
• curprev 04:5904:59, 14 September 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 10,429 bytes +28‎ →‎Types of cipher
• curprev 04:5204:52, 14 September 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 10,401 bytes +169‎ →‎Types of cipher
• curprev 04:4304:43, 14 September 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 10,245 bytes +13‎ →‎Types of cipher
• curprev 04:3904:39, 14 September 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 10,232 bytes +10,232‎ →‎Types of cipher

10 August 2008

• curprev 23:4123:41, 10 August 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 9,706 bytes +7,028‎ →‎Design criteria: add some

9 August 2008

• curprev 17:5617:56, 9 August 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 9,243 bytes +2,034‎ ciphers and network layers
• curprev 16:4916:49, 9 August 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 7,209 bytes +172‎ Made linkable heading for encryption and decryption; linked to main

3 August 2008

• curprev 11:1111:11, 3 August 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 7,037 bytes +554‎ key examples
• curprev 11:0411:04, 3 August 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 6,541 bytes +58‎ Text edit and clarification

2 August 2008

• curprev 21:1721:17, 2 August 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 6,483 bytes +126‎ Please stop removing citations without explanation. In this case, it was significant that the source was NSA,, which makes a direct citation more informative than a Wikilink. See talk page
• curprev 21:1021:10, 2 August 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 6,357 bytes −126‎ →‎Types of cipher
• curprev 21:0821:08, 2 August 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 6,483 bytes −250‎ →‎Types of cipher
• curprev 21:0321:03, 2 August 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 6,733 bytes +249‎ Restored citation to a relevant authoritative source, without any explanation. Constable help is requested.
• curprev 20:5420:54, 2 August 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 6,484 bytes −249‎ →‎Types of cipher
• curprev 20:5120:51, 2 August 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 6,733 bytes −141‎ →‎Types of cipher
• curprev 00:2700:27, 2 August 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 6,874 bytes +975‎ link

1 August 2008

• curprev 21:5921:59, 1 August 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 6,831 bytes +932‎ Types of cipher is getting a little too detailed for the novice, but oversimplifying for a more knowledgeable reader.
• curprev 21:4821:48, 1 August 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 5,899 bytes +1,150‎ We need to discuss stream cipher; the idea of cipher feedback is not obvious
• curprev 21:4621:46, 1 August 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 5,921 bytes +650‎ It's probably best to make stub links on things like information theoretic cryptogrphy, . Kerckhofff is the cryptologist; Kirchoff's Law deals with voltage drops around a circuit
• curprev 21:3521:35, 1 August 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 5,271 bytes +522‎ →‎Types of cipher
• curprev 21:1921:19, 1 August 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 4,749 bytes +519‎ →‎Design criteria
• curprev 21:1021:10, 1 August 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 4,230 bytes +1,552‎ More background on OTP and its limitations.
• curprev 21:0621:06, 1 August 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 3,068 bytes +443‎ add section /Design criteria/
• curprev 21:0021:00, 1 August 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 2,873 bytes +248‎ →‎Classical cipher components
• curprev 20:4520:45, 1 August 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 2,625 bytes −35‎ →‎Classical cipher components
• curprev 20:3720:37, 1 August 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 2,673 bytes +13‎ →‎Combining operations: delete a heading, add one
• curprev 20:3520:35, 1 August 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 2,660 bytes −18‎ →‎Increasing key length: delete heading
• curprev 20:3420:34, 1 August 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 2,685 bytes +7‎ →‎Basic cipher paradigms: rename
• curprev 20:2520:25, 1 August 2008‎ imported>Sandy Harris‎ 2,678 bytes 0‎ No edit summary
• curprev 13:1813:18, 1 August 2008‎ imported>Bruce M. Tindall‎ m 2,678 bytes +2,678‎ typo

31 July 2008

• curprev 21:5821:58, 31 July 2008‎ imported>Howard C. Berkowitz‎ 2,677 bytes +2,677‎ New page: {{subpages}} Information can be encrypted in two basic ways, '''cipher''' and code. Ciphers apply an algorithm and a cryptographic key to plaintext in the form ...