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'''Horst Feistel''' was a [[cryptographer]] at [[IBM]]. He was involved in the design of the [[Data Encryption Standard]] and its predecessor, [[Lucifer (cipher) | Lucifer]].
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'''Horst Feistel''' (1914-1990) was a [[cryptographer]] at [[IBM]]. He was involved in the design of the [[Data Encryption Standard]] and its predecessor, [[Lucifer (cipher)|Lucifer]].


[[Feistel cipher]]s, a class of [[block cipher]] are named after him.
[[Feistel cipher]]s, a class of [[block cipher]], are named after him.

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Horst Feistel (1914-1990) was a cryptographer at IBM. He was involved in the design of the Data Encryption Standard and its predecessor, Lucifer.

Feistel ciphers, a class of block cipher, are named after him.