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RFC 2268
A Description of the RC2(r) Encryption Algorithm,March 1998
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- Status:
- INFORMATIONAL
- Author:
- R. Rivest
- Stream:
- [Legacy]
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC2268
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Abstract
This memo describes a conventional (secret-key) block encryption algorithm, called RC2, which may be considered as a proposal for a DES replacement. This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.
For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.