A '''cipher''' is an [algorithm] for transforming a value into another value in
order to conceal its meaning.


** Ciphers **

   [aes%|%AES]:   Secure and widely used.
   
   [blowfish]:   Secure, Lost to Rijndael as the selection for AES.  Superceded by [Twofish].  

   [des]:   Insecure.

   [rc4]:   Insecure. 

   [Twofish]:   The succesor to [Blowfish].


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