Xenon (cipher)
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Designer(s): | Chang-Hyi Lee |
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First published: | 2000 |
Related to: | Zodiac |
Key size(s): | 128, 192, or 256 bits |
Block size(s): | 128 bits |
Structure: | Feistel network |
Rounds: | 16 |
In cryptography, Xenon is a block cipher designed in 2000 by Chang-Hyi Lee for the Korean firm SoftForum.
The algorithm uses a key size of 128, 192, or 256 bits. It operates on blocks of 128 bits using a 16-round Feistel network structure with key whitening. Designed for speed, Xenon's round function doesn't use any S-boxes. The only operations it uses are XOR, addition, multiplication, and bit shifts.