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java.lang.Object | +----cryptix.security.BlockCipher | +----cryptix.security.IDEA
This class implements the Cryptix V2.2 API for the IDEA block cipher.
New code should use the JCA implementation of IDEA, which can be obtained
by calling Cipher.getInstance("IDEA")
, for example.
IDEA is a block cipher with a key length of 16 bytes and a block length of 8 bytes. It is highly popular, being the original cipher in PGP, and has received a lot of cryptanalytic attention.
IDEA was written by Dr. X. Lai and Prof. J. Massey.
References
See the IDEA page for more details.The algorithm is subject to patent claims by Ascom Systec Ltd (applied for May 1991), and is licensable.
Copyright © 1995-1997
Systemics Ltd on behalf of the
Cryptix Development Team.
All rights reserved.
$Revision: 1.4 $
self_test
.
public static final int BLOCK_LENGTH
public static final int KEY_LENGTH
public IDEA(byte userKey[])
public static final void main(String argv[])
self_test
.
public static final void self_test() throws CryptoError
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