Explain why a block cipher is more appropriate for TCP/IP data than a stream cipher.
What will be an ideal response?
A stream cipher takes a single bit at a time and encrypts on-the-fly, which is appropriate for data that comes in long streams, like cell phone data. A block cipher encrypts a block of data at a time, which is appropriate for data that comes in blocks, which is true of TCP/IP data, which comes in blocks that we call packets.
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