RC5

Summary

RC5 is a Feistel cipher^[1]. RC5 draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (feistel_cipher category, ranking #7 of 24).^[2]

Key Facts

• RC5's image is recorded as RC5 InfoBox Diagram.png^[3].
• RC5's instance of is recorded as Feistel cipher^[4].
• Ron Rivest is named after RC5^[5].
• RC5's part of the series is recorded as RC algorithm^[6].
• RC5's designed by is recorded as Ron Rivest^[7].
• RC5's publication date is recorded as +1994-00-00T00:00:00Z^[8].
• RC5's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0pyyw^[9].
• RC5's described by source is recorded as RFC 2040: The RC5, RC5-CBC, RC5-CBC-Pad, and RC5-CTS Algorithms^[10].
• RC5's different from is recorded as RC-5^[11].

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Designation and Status

RC5's instance of is recorded as Feistel cipher^[4].

History and Context

Ron Rivest is named after RC5^[5].

Why It Matters

RC5 draws 44 Wikipedia views per month (feistel_cipher category, ranking #7 of 24).^[2] RC5 has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[12] RC5 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[13]