stream cipher

striːm ˈsaɪfər

Definition

Definition of stream cipher - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

secret codes

TECH.

symmetric-key method mixing a pseudorandom keystream with incoming plaintext continuously

TECH.

This protocol uses a stream cipher to protect voice calls in real time.
The engineer implemented a lightweight stream cipher for low-power sensors.
Legacy systems still rely on a proprietary stream cipher for data encryption.

uncertain

undecided

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Expressions with stream

stream into

flow in a steady current into a space

Sunlight streams into the room through the window.

stream in

move inside in a steady, continuous flow

People began to stream in as the doors opened.

on stream

adv.

in or into operation or production

The new factory went on stream last month.

bring on stream

make a new system or facility start working

The company will bring on stream two new factories this year.

against the stream

adv.

moving in the opposite direction of a current

The fish swam against the stream to reach its spawning ground.

drift with the stream

move passively with the current

The boat started to drift with the stream.

Expressions with cipher

a mere cipher

person with no importance or influence

In the meeting, he was treated as a mere cipher.

block cipher

cipher encrypting data in fixed-size blocks

AES is a widely used block cipher.

in cipher

adj.

written using a secret code or symbols

The letter was in cipher and hard to read.

Caesar cipher

simple encryption shifting letters by fixed positions

The message was encoded using a Caesar cipher.

cipher key

secret value used with a cipher to change and protect message data

Without the correct cipher key, the intercepted data remained completely unreadable.

cipher strength

measure of a cipher's security against attacks

The cipher strength determines how safe the data is.

grille cipher

encryption method using a grid to encode messages

The spy used a grille cipher to send secret messages.

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French:chiffre en flux, ...
German:Stromchiffre, ...
Italian:cifrario a flusso, ...
Spanish:cifrado de flujo, ...
Portuguese:cifra de fluxo, ...
Chinese:流密码, ...
Japanese:ストリーム暗号, ...
Arabic:شِفْرَة تَدَفُّق, ...
Hebrew:צוֹפֶן זֶרֶם, ...
Russian:потоковый шифр, ...
Ukrainian:потоковий шифр, ...
Hindi:स्ट्रीम सिफर, ...
Bengali:স্ট্রিম সাইফার, ...
Catalan:xifra de flux, ...
Czech:proudová šifra, ...
Danish:strømkryptosystem, ...
Dutch:stroomcijfer, ...
Greek:κρυπτοσύστημα ροής, ...
Hungarian:folyamrejtjel, ...
Khmer:ការអ៊ិនគ្រីបបែបស្ទ្រីម, ...
Korean:스트림 암호, ...
Persian:رمز جریانی, ...
Polish:szyfr strumieniowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):cifra de fluxo, ...
Romanian:cifră în flux, ...
Swedish:strömkrypto, ...
Thai:รหัสลับกระแสข้อมูล, ...
Turkish:akış şifrelemesi, ...
Vietnamese:mật mã dòng, ...

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