Patent ID: 6125182
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: H04K

Abstract:
Encryption/Decryption apparatus comprising:a. means for retrieving information to be encoded/decoded, said information defining an array D1 of first elements,b. means for combining of the first elements of D1 by concatentation of at least one to another of said first elements of D1, wherein said concatenation results in formation of second elements of an array D2, and wherein the number of second elements is less than the number of first elements, but where at least one of the second elements is larger than at least one of the first elements,c. means for barrel rotating and modifying at least one of the second elements of D2, andd. means for converting and decatenating said modified second elements of array D2 back into the first elements of D1, ande. an array of R elements, said R elements arranged to provide information for directing and controlling one or more of elements b, c, and d.