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IDEA NXT

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First published
  
2003

Key sizes
  
0-256 bits

Structure
  
Lai-Massey scheme

Derived from
  
IDEA

Block sizes
  
64 or 128 bits

IDEA NXT

Designers
  
Pascal Junod, Serge Vaudenay

In cryptography, the IDEA NXT algorithm (previously known as FOX) is a block cipher designed by Pascal Junod and Serge Vaudenay of EPFL (Lausanne, Switzerland). It was conceived between 2001 and 2003, the project was originally named FOX and was published in 2003. In May 2005 it was announced by MediaCrypt under the name IDEA NXT. IDEA NXT is the successor to the International Data Encryption Algorithm (IDEA) and also uses the Lai-Massey scheme. MediaCrypt AG holds patents on elements of IDEA and IDEA NXT. The cipher is specified in two configurations: NXT64 (with block of 64 bits, key of 128 bits, 16 rounds) and NXT128 (with block of 128 bits, key of 256 bits, 16 rounds).

References

IDEA NXT Wikipedia