Key generator

A key generator is used in many cryptographic protocols to generate a sequence with many pseudo-random characteristics. This sequence is used as an encryption key at one end of communication, and as a decryption key at the other.

For programs which generate software license keys, see Keygen.

Examples of key generators include linear feedback shift registers (LFSR) and the Solitaire (or Pontifex) cipher.


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