KAIRAKAN as implemented in the DarkCrypt Total Commander plugin. 128-bit block, 256-bit key.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Category | Block Ciphers |
| Sub-category | Block Cipher |
| Security status | 🎓 Educational Only |
| Complexity | Intermediate |
| Inventor | Alexander Myasnikov (DarkCrypt plugin) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Origin | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Source | algorithms/block/darkcrypt-kairakan.js |
| Parameter | Supported values |
|---|---|
| Key sizes | 32 bytes (256 bits) |
| Block sizes | 16 bytes (128 bits) |
Status: 🎓 Educational Only
No vulnerabilities are recorded for this implementation.
3 vectors ship with this algorithm and run in the test suite. Byte values are hexadecimal.
Vector 1 — DarkCrypt KAIRAKAN - all-zero key and plaintext
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
key |
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 |
input |
00000000000000000000000000000000 |
expected |
6795457b71425ad102e674fcbb6dc37f |
Vector 2 — DarkCrypt KAIRAKAN - incrementing key and plaintext
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
key |
000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f101112131415161718191a1b1c1d1e1f |
input |
000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f |
expected |
cf82c6ffee48c2740ee52110b06133b9 |
Vector 3 — DarkCrypt KAIRAKAN - shifted incrementing key and plaintext
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
key |
0102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f101112131415161718191a1b1c1d1e1f20 |
input |
101112131415161718191a1b1c1d1e1f |
expected |
159425a76c6113fd120c042391f901ba |