Template:Infobox cryptographic technique
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Usage
This template is used to create an infobox for cryptographic techniques. It provides a standardized format for presenting key information about various cryptographic methods.
Parameters
The following parameters can be used with this template:
- name
- The name of the cryptographic technique. Defaults to the page name if not specified.
- title
- The title displayed at the top of the infobox. Defaults to the page name if not specified.
- image
- An image related to the technique. Example: `Example.png`.
- image_size
- The size of the image, typically set to `250px`. Optional.
- caption
- A caption describing the image. Optional.
- field
- The field of study or application, such as "Cryptography".
- first_published
- The date or time period when the technique was first published or described.
- inventor
- The person or group who invented the technique.
- related_methods
- Other cryptographic methods related to or comparable with the technique.
- key_size
- The size of the key used in the cryptographic technique, which can vary.
- cryptanalysis
- Methods or techniques used to analyze and potentially break the cryptographic technique.
Example
Here is an example of how to use this template:
| ROT13.png ROT13 is a Caesar cipher, a type of substitution cipher. In ROT13, the alphabet is rotated 13 steps. | |
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| Inventor | Al-Kindi |
| Related methods | Transposition cipher, polyalphabetic cipher, homophonic substitution cipher, one-time pad |
| Key size | Varies (typically 88 bits for mixed alphabet simple substitution) |
| Cryptanalysis | Frequency analysis |