http://blogs.msdn.com/drnick/archive/2006/07/21/how-stream-ciphers-work.aspxYesterday I kicked off the topic of symmetric encryption by talking about block ciphers . Stream ciphers are another common pattern for symmetric encryption algorithm. Unlike block ciphers that operate on chunks of input text, a stream cipher operatesenCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/drnick/archive/2006/07/21/how-stream-ciphers-work.aspx#673959Fri, 21 Jul 2006 19:04:36 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:673959Nicholas Allen's Indigo Blog : How Block Ciphers WorkPingBack from <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/drnick/archive/2006/07/20/672467.aspx">http://blogs.msdn.com/drnick/archive/2006/07/20/672467.aspx</a>http://blogs.msdn.com/drnick/archive/2006/07/21/how-stream-ciphers-work.aspx#678578Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:34:40 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:678578Jason Haleyhttp://blogs.msdn.com/drnick/archive/2006/07/21/how-stream-ciphers-work.aspx#681616Fri, 28 Jul 2006 19:00:55 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:681616Nicholas Allen's Indigo Blog : Symmetric Encryption Algorithm Design IssuesPingBack from <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/drnick/archive/2006/07/25/677696.aspx">http://blogs.msdn.com/drnick/archive/2006/07/25/677696.aspx</a>http://blogs.msdn.com/drnick/archive/2006/07/21/how-stream-ciphers-work.aspx#683828Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:11:24 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:683828Nicholas Allen's Indigo BlogThe list of commonly used stream ciphers is very short because there's really only one. &nbsp;RC4, developed...http://blogs.msdn.com/drnick/archive/2006/07/21/how-stream-ciphers-work.aspx#685384Tue, 01 Aug 2006 19:25:30 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:685384Nicholas Allen's Indigo BlogBlock ciphers are more popular than stream ciphers, with several either in active use or recent enough...http://blogs.msdn.com/drnick/archive/2006/07/21/how-stream-ciphers-work.aspx#837027Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:34:50 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:837027Nicholas Allen's Indigo Blog<p>Block ciphers are more popular than stream ciphers , with several either in active use or recent enough</p>http://blogs.msdn.com/drnick/archive/2006/07/21/how-stream-ciphers-work.aspx#837028Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:34:55 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:837028Nicholas Allen's Indigo Blog<p>The list of commonly used stream ciphers is very short because there's really only one. RC4, developed</p>http://blogs.msdn.com/drnick/archive/2006/07/21/how-stream-ciphers-work.aspx#837029Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:35:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:837029Nicholas Allen's Indigo Blog<p>When using symmetric encryption, repetition is the enemy of security. For the basic stream cipher and</p>