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In [[cryptography]], the '''S-1 block cipher''' was a [[block cipher]] posted in [[source code]] form on [[Usenet]] on [[11 August]] [[1995]]. Although incorrect security markings immediately indicated a [[hoax]], there were several features of the code which suggested it might be leaked source code for the [[Skipjack encryption algorithm]], which was still [[classified information|classified]] at the time.
However once [[David Wagner]] had discovered a severe design flaw, it was generally accepted as being a hoax - but one with an astonishing amount of work behind it. When Skipjack was eventually declassified in [[1998]], it was indeed found to be totally unlike S-1.
== See also ==
*[[Iraqi block cipher]]
==External links==
* [http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=40b50l%24oa8%40utopia.hacktic.nl Original posting on Usenet]
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