Question

compare stream cipher with block cipher with an example ( with brief explanation)​

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Answer:

Difference between Block Cipher and Stream Cipher

Prerequisite – Block cipher modes of operation

Both Block Cipher and Stream Cipher are belongs to the symmetric key cipher. These two block cipher and stream cipher are the methods used for converting the plain text into cipher text.

The main difference between Block cipher and Stream cipher is that block cipher converts Converts the plain text into cipher text by taking plain text’s block at a time. While stream cipher Converts the plain text into cipher text by taking 1 byte of plain text at a time.