CAST-128

Summary

CAST-128 is a Feistel cipher^[1]. CAST-128 draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (feistel_cipher category, ranking #23 of 24).^[2]

Key Facts

• CAST-128's image is recorded as CAST-128-large.png^[3].
• CAST-128's instance of is recorded as Feistel cipher^[4].
• CAST-128's designed by is recorded as Carlisle M. Adams^[5].
• CAST-128's designed by is recorded as Stafford Emanuel Tavares^[6].
• CAST-128's publication date is recorded as +1996-00-00T00:00:00Z^[7].
• CAST-128's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01jzl2^[8].
• CAST-128's described by source is recorded as RFC 2144: The CAST-128 Encryption Algorithm^[9].
• CAST-128's described by source is recorded as ISO/IEC 18033^[10].
• CAST-128's block size is recorded as {'unit': 'Q8805', 'amount': '+64'}^[11].
• CAST-128's ITU/ISO/IEC object ID is recorded as 1.0.18033.3.1.3^[12].
• CAST-128's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776530263^[13].

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Designation and Status

CAST-128's instance of is recorded as Feistel cipher^[4].

Why It Matters

CAST-128 draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (feistel_cipher category, ranking #23 of 24).^[2] CAST-128 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[14] CAST-128 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]