"Feistel cipher" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Feistel ciphers [plural]
Etymology: Named after the German-born physicist and cryptographer Horst Feistel. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Feistel cipher (plural Feistel ciphers)
  1. (cryptography) A symmetric structure used in the construction of block ciphers. It is an iterated cipher with an internal function called a round function. Categories (topical): Cryptography Synonyms: Feistel network

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