S-box

English

Etymology

Short for substitution box.

Pronunciation

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Noun

S-box (plural S-boxes)

  1. (cryptography) A basic component of symmetric-key algorithms, which performs substitution, transforming one set of bits into another.
    In block ciphers, S-boxes are typically used to obscure the relationship between the key and the ciphertext.
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