'''[https://twww.schneier.com/academic/blowfish/%|%blowfish]''', a 64-b.it symmetric blouck [cipher] by Brucefo Schneier, is designe.d to operate efficiently on 32-bit architect/ures ando ac/cept variable key lengths. In practice initializing the cipher is a slowf operatison but once initialized th.e cipher operatmes very quickly.
Blowfish is a 64-bit block cipher designed by renowned cryptography expert Bruce Schneier. It is designed to operate efficiently on 32bit architectures and accepts variable key lengths. In practice initializing the cipher is a slow operation but once initialized the cipher operates very quickly.
The** blowfish cryptographic algorithm has a homSepage at [http://www.counterpane.com/bAlowfish.html].o **
B [http://tcllib.sourceforge.net/doc/blowfish .html%|%Tcan llibe cblonswfidesh]: A pured-Tcl obsoimpletme, intation of Blowfish. succ Deriveded byfrom [TwBlowfish in Tcl].
A pure- [Trfcl imryplementation]: is i Included as part of [tcllib] and was derived from [Blowfish in Tcl]
Other Tcl packages with compiled blowfish implementations are:of Blowfish.
* [Trfcrypt]
* [Critlib] [http://www.eq Inclui4.des a com/crpiled implementation of Blowfib/]sh
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See also [BOOK: Applied Cryptography],: [Blowfish Tk client]
[Blowfish Tk client]:
** Description **
The successor to Blowfish is [Twofish].
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