1<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>Block Cipher Algorithm Definitions</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Linux Kernel Crypto API"><link rel="up" href="API.html" title="Chapter&#160;5.&#160;Programming Interface"><link rel="prev" href="API-struct-aead-request.html" title="struct aead_request"><link rel="next" href="API-struct-crypto-alg.html" title="struct crypto_alg"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Block Cipher Algorithm Definitions</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="API-struct-aead-request.html">Prev</a>&#160;</td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter&#160;5.&#160;Programming Interface</th><td width="20%" align="right">&#160;<a accesskey="n" href="API-struct-crypto-alg.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="sect1"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="idp1097402164"></a>Block Cipher Algorithm Definitions</h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><dl class="toc"><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="API-struct-crypto-alg.html"><span class="phrase">struct crypto_alg</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> &#8212; 
2  definition of a cryptograpic cipher algorithm
3 </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="API-struct-ablkcipher-alg.html"><span class="phrase">struct ablkcipher_alg</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> &#8212; 
4  asynchronous block cipher definition
5 </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="API-struct-aead-alg.html"><span class="phrase">struct aead_alg</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> &#8212; 
6  AEAD cipher definition
7 </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="API-struct-blkcipher-alg.html"><span class="phrase">struct blkcipher_alg</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> &#8212; 
8  synchronous block cipher definition
9 </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="API-struct-cipher-alg.html"><span class="phrase">struct cipher_alg</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> &#8212; 
10  single-block symmetric ciphers definition
11 </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="API-struct-rng-alg.html"><span class="phrase">struct rng_alg</span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> &#8212; 
12  random number generator definition
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15   These data structures define modular crypto algorithm implementations,
16   managed via <code class="function">crypto_register_alg</code> and <code class="function">crypto_unregister_alg</code>.
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