RC4

Summary

RC4 is a stream cipher^[1]. RC4 ranks in the top 7% of stream_cipher entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• RC4's image is recorded as RC4.svg^[3].
• RC4's instance of is recorded as stream cipher^[4].
• RC4's part of the series is recorded as RC algorithm^[5].
• RC4's designed by is recorded as Ron Rivest^[6].
• +1987-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RC4^[7].
• RC4's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06fx2^[8].
• RC4's significant event is recorded as announcement of prohibition of RC4 use by TLS^[9].
• RC4's described at URL is recorded as https://cypherpunks.venona.com/date/1994/09/msg00304.html^[10].
• RC4's described at URL is recorded as https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-kaukonen-cipher-arcfour-03^[11].
• RC4's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as RC4^[12].
• RC4's ITU/ISO/IEC object ID is recorded as 1.0.9979.7^[13].
• RC4's ITU/ISO/IEC object ID is recorded as 1.2.840.113549.3.4^[14].
• RC4's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 109154458^[15].
• RC4's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C109154458^[16].
• RC4's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 34341^[17].

Body

Designation and Status

RC4's instance of is recorded as stream cipher^[4].

History and Context

+1987-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RC4^[7].

Why It Matters

RC4 ranks in the top 7% of stream_cipher entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month).^[2] RC4 has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] RC4 is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]