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EUROCRYPT 1982: Cryptography pp 181–188Cite as

Stream Ciphers

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The object of this talk is to give a general introduction to stream ciphers. It will provide the general background for the other four talks on this topic. We begin giving a diagramiatic definition of a stream cipher:

(Of course the interceptor is not part of the system. He is included in the diagram merely to indicate where interceptions are likely to take place.)

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Westfield College, University of London, Kidderpore Avenue, London, NW3 7ST, UK

    Professor Fred Piper

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  1. Institut für Mathematische Maschinen und Datenverarbeitung (Informatik 1), Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Martensstr. 3, 8520, Erlangen, FRG

    Thomas Beth

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Piper, F. (1983). Stream Ciphers. In: Beth, T. (eds) Cryptography. EUROCRYPT 1982. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 149. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-39466-4_12

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