Threefish

tweakable block cipher published together with the Skein hash function
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Threefish

Summary

Threefish is a block cipher[1]. Threefish draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (block_cipher category, ranking #4 of 29).[2]

Key Facts

  • Threefish's instance of is recorded as block cipher[3].
  • Threefish's designed by is recorded as Bruce Schneier[4].
  • Threefish's designed by is recorded as Niels Ferguson[5].
  • Threefish's designed by is recorded as Stefan Lucks[6].
  • Threefish's designed by is recorded as Doug Whiting[7].
  • Threefish's designed by is recorded as Mihir Bellare[8].
  • Threefish's designed by is recorded as Tadayoshi Kohno[9].
  • Threefish's designed by is recorded as Jon Callas[10].
  • Threefish's designed by is recorded as Jesse Walker[11].
  • Threefish's publication date is recorded as +2008-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Threefish's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04ydvsk[13].
  • Threefish's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779151094[14].

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Designation and Status

Threefish's instance of is recorded as block cipher[3].

Why It Matters

Threefish draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (block_cipher category, ranking #4 of 29).[2] Threefish has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

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