Snake's big break

August 20, 1999

An encryption algorithm developed by three academics is among five finalists in the US competition to select an encryption standard for the 21st century. Serpent, a 128-bit block cipher, was developed by Ross Anderson of Cambridge University, Eli Biham of the Technion, Israel, and Lars Knudsen of the University of Bergen, Norway.

Register to continue

Why register?

  • Registration is free and only takes a moment
  • Once registered, you can read 3 articles a month
  • Sign up for our newsletter
Register
Please Login or Register to read this article.

Sponsored

ADVERTISEMENT