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Blowfish Overview

Blowfish is a symmetric-key block cipher algorithm, designed in 1993 by B. Schneier as a fast alternative to existing encryption algorithms. It can be used as a drop-in replacement for DES. The algorithm has been analyzed considerably and it is considered to be a strong encryption algorithm.

Blowfish encrypts data in 64-bit blocks; it takes a variable-length key, from 32 bits to 448 bits, making it ideal for both domestic and exportable use.

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