RC4 stream cipher

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf crypt
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:ARC4
gptkb:Alleged_RC4
gptkbp:block stream (no fixed block size)
gptkbp:category computer security
cryptography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RC4 stream cipher
gptkbp:introducedIn 1987
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Ron_Rivest
gptkbp:keySize 40 to 2048 bits
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor gptkb:IETF
gptkb:NIST
gptkbp:openToPublic 1994 (leaked)
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:AES
gptkb:ChaCha20
gptkbp:specifies originally secret
gptkbp:status deprecated
gptkbp:supportsAlgorithm symmetric key algorithm
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:WPA
gptkb:WEP
gptkb:SSL
TLS
Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption (MPPE)
gptkbp:vulnerableTo biased output
insecure in WEP
key scheduling weaknesses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:fluhrer-mantin-shamir_attack
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6