# Stream Cipher

By [Untitled](https://paragraph.com/@0x88c0b2556566229034419a17a042eee8928b1a47) · 2023-07-27

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> _Symmetric or secret-key encryption algorithm that encrypts a single bit at a time. With a Stream Cipher, the same plaintext bit or byte will encrypt to a different bit or byte every time it is encrypted._

**Block Cipher**
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> _An encryption method that applies a deterministic algorithm along with a symmetric key to encrypt a block of text, rather than encrypting one bit at a time as in stream ciphers_

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