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Network Working Group                                        C. Adams
Request for Comments: 2612                               J. Gilchrist
Category: Informational                          Entrust Technologies
                                                            June 1999


                   The CAST-256 Encryption Algorithm

Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
   memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1999).  All Rights Reserved.

Abstract

   There is always a desire in the Internet community for unencumbered
   encryption algorithms with a range of key sizes that can provide
   security for a variety of cryptographic applications and protocols.

   This document describes an existing algorithm that can be used to
   satisfy this requirement.  Included are a description of the cipher
   and the key scheduling algorithm, the s-boxes, and a set of test
   vectors (Appendix A).

Table of Contents

   Abstract........................................................1
   1. Introduction.................................................2
   2. CAST-256 Algorithm Specification.............................2
   3. Cipher Naming................................................8
   4. Cipher Usage.................................................8
   5. Security Considerations......................................8
   6. References...................................................9
   7. Authors' Addresses...........................................9
   Appendix A. Test Vectors.......................................10
   Full Copyright Statement.......................................19










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1. Introduction

   This document describes the CAST-256 encryption algorithm, a DES-like
   Substitution-Permutation Network (SPN) cryptosystem built upon the
   CAST-128 encryption algorithm [1] which appears to have good
   resistance to differential cryptanalysis, linear cryptanalysis, and
   related-key cryptanalysis.  This cipher also possesses a number of
   other desirable cryptographic properties, including avalanche, Strict
   Avalanche Criterion (SAC), Bit Independence Criterion (BIC), no
   complementation property, and an absence of weak and semi-weak keys.
   It thus appears to be a good candidate for general-purpose use
   throughout the Internet community wherever a cryptographically-
   strong, freely-available encryption algorithm is required.

   CAST-256 has a block size of 128 bits and a variable key size (128,
   160, 192, 224, or 256 bits).

2. CAST-256 Algorithm Specification

2.1 CAST-128 Notation

   The following notation from CAST-128 [1] is relevant to CAST-256.

      CAST-128 uses a pair of subkeys per round:  a 5-bit quantity Kri
      is used as a "rotation" key for round i and a 32-bit quantity Kmi
      is used as a "masking" key for round i.

      Three different round functions are used in CAST-128.  The rounds
      are as follows (where D is the data input to the operation, Ia -
      Id are the most significant byte through least significant byte of
      I, respectively, Si is the ith s-box (see Section 2.1.1 for s-box
      contents), and O is the output of the operation).  Note that "+"
      and "-" are addition and subtraction modulo 2**32, "^" is bitwise
      eXclusive-OR, and "<<<" is the circular left-shift operation.

           Type 1:  I = ((Kmi + D) <<< Kri)
                    O = ((S1[Ia] ^ S2[Ib]) - S3[Ic]) + S4[Id]

           Type 2:  I = ((Kmi ^ D) <<< Kri)
                    O = ((S1[Ia] - S2[Ib]) + S3[Ic]) ^ S4[Id]

           Type 3:  I = ((Kmi - D) <<< Kri)
                    O = ((S1[Ia] + S2[Ib]) ^ S3[Ic]) - S4[Id]

       Let f1, f2, f3 be keyed round function operations of Types 1, 2,
       and 3 (respectively) above.





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       CAST-128 uses four round function substitution boxes (s-boxes),
       S1 - S4.  These are defined as follows (entries -- written in
       hexadecimal notation -- are to be read left-to-right, top-to-
       bottom).

2.1.1 S-Boxes

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 1a69e783 02cc4843 a2f7c579 429ef47d 427b169c 5ac9f049 dd8f0f00 5c8165bf

 S-Box S2
 1f201094 ef0ba75b 69e3cf7e 393f4380 fe61cf7a eec5207a 55889c94 72fc0651
 ada7ef79 4e1d7235 d55a63ce de0436ba 99c430ef 5f0c0794 18dcdb7d a1d6eff3
 a0b52f7b 59e83605 ee15b094 e9ffd909 dc440086 ef944459 ba83ccb3 e0c3cdfb
 d1da4181 3b092ab1 f997f1c1 a5e6cf7b 01420ddb e4e7ef5b 25a1ff41 e180f806
 1fc41080 179bee7a d37ac6a9 fe5830a4 98de8b7f 77e83f4e 79929269 24fa9f7b
 e113c85b acc40083 d7503525 f7ea615f 62143154 0d554b63 5d681121 c866c359



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 S-Box S3
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 beb1f9bf eefbcaea e8cf1950 51df07ae 920e8806 f0ad0548 e13c8d83 927010d5
 11107d9f 07647db9 b2e3e4d4 3d4f285e b9afa820 fade82e0 a067268b 8272792e
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 61bd8ba0 d11e42d1 cead04f4 127ea392 10428db7 8272a972 9270c4a8 127de50b



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2.2 CAST-256 Notation

   The following notation is employed in the specification of CAST-256.

       Let f1, f2, f3 be as defined for CAST-128.

       Let BETA = (ABCD) be a 128-bit block where A, B, C and D are each
       32 bits in length.

       Let "BETA <- Qi(BETA)" be short-hand notation for the following:
           C = C ^ f1(D, Kr0_(i), Km0_(i))
           B = B ^ f2(C, Kr1_(i), Km1_(i))
           A = A ^ f3(B, Kr2_(i), Km2_(i))
           D = D ^ f1(A, Kr3_(i), Km3_(i))

       Let "BETA <- QBARi(BETA)" be short-hand notation for the
       following:
           D = D ^ f1(A, Kr3_(i), Km3_(i))
           A = A ^ f3(B, Kr2_(i), Km2_(i))
           B = B ^ f2(C, Kr1_(i), Km1_(i))
           C = C ^ f1(D, Kr0_(i), Km0_(i))

       (Q(*) is called a "forward quad-round" and QBAR(*) is called a
       "reverse quad-round".)

       Let Kr_(i) = {Kr0_(i), Kr1_(i), Kr2_(i), Kr3_(i)} be the set of
       rotation keys for the ith quad-round, where Krj_(i) is a 5-bit
       rotation key for f1, f2, or f3 (as specified above).

       Let Km_(i) = {Km0_(i), Km1_(i), Km2_(i), Km3_(i)} be the set of
       masking keys for the ith quad-round, where Kmj_(i) is a 32-bit
       masking key for f1, f2, or f3 (as specified above).

       Let KAPPA = (ABCDEFGH) be a 256-bit block where A, B, ..., H are
       each 32 bits in length.

       Let "KAPPA <- Wi(KAPPA)" be short-hand notation for the
       following:
           G = G ^ f1(H, Tr0_(i), Tm0_(i))
           F = F ^ f2(G, Tr1_(i), Tm1_(i))
           E = E ^ f3(F, Tr2_(i), Tm2_(i))
           D = D ^ f1(E, Tr3_(i), Tm3_(i))
           C = C ^ f2(D, Tr4_(i), Tm4_(i))
           B = B ^ f3(C, Tr5_(i), Tm5_(i))
           A = A ^ f1(B, Tr6_(i), Tm6_(i))
           H = H ^ f2(A, Tr7_(i), Tm7_(i))

           (W(*) is called a "forward octave".)



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           Let "Kr_(i) <- KAPPA" be short-hand notation for the
           following:  Kr0_(i) = 5LSB(A), Kr1_(i) = 5LSB(C), Kr2_(i) =
           5LSB(E), Kr3_(i) = 5LSB(G)
       where 5LSB(x) denotes "the five least significant bits of x".

       Let "Km_(i) <- KAPPA" be short-hand notation for the following:
           Km0_(i) = H, Km1_(i) = F, Km2_(i) = D, Km3_(i) = B

2.3 The CAST-256 Cipher

   BETA = 128bits of plaintext.

       for (i=0; i<6; i++)
           BETA <- Qi(BETA)
       for (i=6; i<12; i++)
           BETA <- QBARi(BETA)

   128bits of ciphertext = BETA

   Round Key Re-Ordering for Decryption

      The cipher employs a 256-bit primary key K.  Decryption is
      identical to encryption except that the sets of quad-round keys
      Kr_(i), Km_(i) derived from K are used in reverse order as
      follows.

       for (i=0; i<12; i++)
       {
           KrNEW_(i) = Kr_(11-i)
           KmNEW_(i) = Km_(11-i)
       }

2.4 The CAST-256 Key Schedule

   Initialization:

       Cm = 2**30 * SQRT(2) = 5A827999 (base 16)
       Mm = 2**30 * SQRT(3) = 6ED9EBA1 (base 16)
       Cr = 19
       Mr = 17











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       for (i=0; i<24; i++)
       {
           for (j=0; j<8; j++)
           {
               Tmj_(i) = Cm
               Cm = (Cm + Mm) mod 2**32
               Trj_(i) = Cr
               Cr = (Cr + Mr) mod 32
           }
       }

   Key Schedule:

       KAPPA = ABCDEFGH = 256 bit of primary key, K.

       for (i=0; i<12; i++)
       {
           KAPPA <- W2i(KAPPA)
           KAPPA <- W2i+1(KAPPA)
           Kr_(i) <- KAPPA
           Km_(i) <- KAPPA
       }

       Note:  (|K| = 128) => (E = F = G = H = 0)
              (|K| = 160) => (F = G = H = 0)
              (|K| = 192) => (G = H = 0)
              (|K| = 224) => (H = 0)

3. Cipher Naming

   In order to avoid confusion when variable keysize operation is used,
   the name CAST-256 is to be considered synonymous with the name CAST6;
   this allows a keysize to be appended without ambiguity.  Thus, for
   example, CAST-256 with a 192-bit key is to be referred to as CAST6-
   192; where a 256-bit key is explicitly intended, the name CAST6-256
   should be used.

4. Cipher Usage

   The CAST-256 cipher described in this document is available worldwide
   on a royalty-free and licence-free basis for commercial and non-
   commercial uses.

5. Security Considerations

   This entire memo is about security since it describes an algorithm
   which is specifically intended for cryptographic purposes.




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6. References

   [1] Adams, C., "The CAST-128 Encryption Algorithm", RFC 2144, May
       1997.

7. Authors' Addresses

   Carlisle Adams
   Entrust Technologies
   750 Heron Road, Suite E08
   Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
   K1V 1A7

   Phone: 613-247-3180
   Fax:   613-247-3690
   EMail: carlisle.adams@entrust.com


   Jeff Gilchrist
   Entrust Technologies
   750 Heron Road, Suite E08
   Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
   K1V 1A7

   Phone: 613-248-3074
   Fax:   613-247-3450
   EMail: jeff.gilchrist@entrust.com
























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Appendix A: Test Vectors

   Intermediate Values Known Answer Test. The data listed is:

    KEYSIZE=the current key length in bits
    KEY=the key in hexadecimal format
    PT=the plaintext to be encrypted
    R=the quad-round number (1 to 12)
    ROTK1,ROTK2,ROTK3,ROTK4=the rotation keys for the current quad-round
    MASK1,MASK2,MASK3,MASK4=the masking keys for the current quad-round
    OUT=the output of the quad-round
    CT=the ciphertext corresponding to the given plaintext.

   For each key size, an encryption and the corresponding decryption are
   shown.

   KEYSIZE=128
   KEY=2342bb9efa38542c0af75647f29f615d

   PT=00000000000000000000000000000000

   R=1
   ROTK1=1c          ROTK2=1d          ROTK3=18          ROTK4=06
   MASK1=f364d7f9    MASK2=233500c0    MASK3=83cee501    MASK4=01f857c6
   OUT=e2c604af966715811b377f12de19e459

   R=2
   ROTK1=1e          ROTK2=18          ROTK3=13          ROTK4=02
   MASK1=ae877786    MASK2=ef78852e    MASK3=0aa1c41f    MASK4=a28ec9c4
   OUT=5375c3be208f38eed0419d98f50dd9b3

   R=3
   ROTK1=02          ROTK2=1d          ROTK3=01          ROTK4=0b
   MASK1=a3eedefb    MASK2=ac426ecf    MASK3=2e8220ec    MASK4=cd92c34a
   OUT=732e4ec0f205e39afaf407c956d83728

   R=4
   ROTK1=0d          ROTK2=1d          ROTK3=04          ROTK4=12
   MASK1=3046827f    MASK2=568ab6b9    MASK3=b86e7c10    MASK4=ef290a58
   OUT=af23fd837033dc81a60be8a69865c543

   R=5
   ROTK1=01          ROTK2=14          ROTK3=0c          ROTK4=06
   MASK1=302e76c3    MASK2=cf429964    MASK3=e9ecad47    MASK4=8850a515
   OUT=8b5e011401e1124f731135fa780c59ef

   R=6
   ROTK1=17          ROTK2=1d          ROTK3=0e          ROTK4=09



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   MASK1=bb903fdc    MASK2=a9915d2f    MASK3=0974e50a    MASK4=0c1708f1
   OUT=bdea3985cd08c7902096561b76f20944

   R=7
   ROTK1=03          ROTK2=13          ROTK3=07          ROTK4=0e
   MASK1=13330f06    MASK2=5e1906f5    MASK3=fb2bce75    MASK4=8331aed4
   OUT=438053fe465c299bcb35f273b10ea71a

   R=8
   ROTK1=07          ROTK2=02          ROTK3=14          ROTK4=14
   MASK1=a29189c1    MASK2=d1aeff98    MASK3=c9b55ba7    MASK4=c149f70c
   OUT=172c3a9a2791509d5939f58b703f2533

   R=9
   ROTK1=1c          ROTK2=08          ROTK3=1f          ROTK4=1f
   MASK1=5687e118    MASK2=bc4f5d80    MASK3=cca4c042    MASK4=bab3fb68
   OUT=79178d5f90187732f8007fd3884cc309

   R=10
   ROTK1=15          ROTK2=12          ROTK3=04          ROTK4=0f
   MASK1=cdb18671    MASK2=f06a3c64    MASK3=0c7031f9    MASK4=7dfbff4e
   OUT=e9e2b1f23e82479baec3b3b35fdf890f

   R=11
   ROTK1=1f          ROTK2=1a          ROTK3=01          ROTK4=0e
   MASK1=317654b5    MASK2=a1433222    MASK3=f6d8c69f    MASK4=304dfbeb
   OUT=1f3270101b2b38adc4818ca2aafc334a

   R=12
   ROTK1=0b          ROTK2=11          ROTK3=0f          ROTK4=18
   MASK1=9339b14f    MASK2=971d14bb    MASK3=f3b7ca97    MASK4=2b8a06f9
   OUT=c842a08972b43d20836c91d1b7530f6b

   CT=c842a08972b43d20836c91d1b7530f6b

   R=1
   ROTK1=0b          ROTK2=11          ROTK3=0f          ROTK4=18
   MASK1=9339b14f    MASK2=971d14bb    MASK3=f3b7ca97    MASK4=2b8a06f9
   OUT=1f3270101b2b38adc4818ca2aafc334a

   R=2
   ROTK1=1f          ROTK2=1a          ROTK3=01          ROTK4=0e
   MASK1=317654b5    MASK2=a1433222    MASK3=f6d8c69f    MASK4=304dfbeb
   OUT=e9e2b1f23e82479baec3b3b35fdf890f

   R=3
   ROTK1=15          ROTK2=12          ROTK3=04          ROTK4=0f
   MASK1=cdb18671    MASK2=f06a3c64    MASK3=0c7031f9    MASK4=7dfbff4e



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   OUT=79178d5f90187732f8007fd3884cc309

   R=4
   ROTK1=1c          ROTK2=08          ROTK3=1f          ROTK4=1f
   MASK1=5687e118    MASK2=bc4f5d80    MASK3=cca4c042    MASK4=bab3fb68
   OUT=172c3a9a2791509d5939f58b703f2533

   R=5
   ROTK1=07          ROTK2=02          ROTK3=14          ROTK4=14
   MASK1=a29189c1    MASK2=d1aeff98    MASK3=c9b55ba7    MASK4=c149f70c
   OUT=438053fe465c299bcb35f273b10ea71a

   R=6
   ROTK1=03          ROTK2=13          ROTK3=07          ROTK4=0e
   MASK1=13330f06    MASK2=5e1906f5    MASK3=fb2bce75    MASK4=8331aed4
   OUT=bdea3985cd08c7902096561b76f20944

   R=7
   ROTK1=17          ROTK2=1d          ROTK3=0e          ROTK4=09
   MASK1=bb903fdc    MASK2=a9915d2f    MASK3=0974e50a    MASK4=0c1708f1
   OUT=8b5e011401e1124f731135fa780c59ef

   R=8
   ROTK1=01          ROTK2=14          ROTK3=0c          ROTK4=06
   MASK1=302e76c3    MASK2=cf429964    MASK3=e9ecad47    MASK4=8850a515
   OUT=af23fd837033dc81a60be8a69865c543

   R=9
   ROTK1=0d          ROTK2=1d          ROTK3=04          ROTK4=12
   MASK1=3046827f    MASK2=568ab6b9    MASK3=b86e7c10    MASK4=ef290a58
   OUT=732e4ec0f205e39afaf407c956d83728

   R=10
   ROTK1=02          ROTK2=1d          ROTK3=01          ROTK4=0b
   MASK1=a3eedefb    MASK2=ac426ecf    MASK3=2e8220ec    MASK4=cd92c34a
   OUT=5375c3be208f38eed0419d98f50dd9b3

   R=11
   ROTK1=1e          ROTK2=18          ROTK3=13          ROTK4=02
   MASK1=ae877786    MASK2=ef78852e    MASK3=0aa1c41f    MASK4=a28ec9c4
   OUT=e2c604af966715811b377f12de19e459

   R=12
   ROTK1=1c          ROTK2=1d          ROTK3=18          ROTK4=06
   MASK1=f364d7f9    MASK2=233500c0    MASK3=83cee501    MASK4=01f857c6
   OUT=00000000000000000000000000000000

   PT=00000000000000000000000000000000



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   KEYSIZE=192
   KEY=2342bb9efa38542cbed0ac83940ac298bac77a7717942863

   PT=00000000000000000000000000000000

   R=1
   ROTK1=1e          ROTK2=1a          ROTK3=1b          ROTK4=16
   MASK1=21daa501    MASK2=fcdfc612    MASK3=62f629b3    MASK4=9ec93bfa
   OUT=4d468c8ca43c1ab66eae0bb9062fe876

   R=2
   ROTK1=1a          ROTK2=1d          ROTK3=19          ROTK4=1f
   MASK1=d7f04aaf    MASK2=76a4b0c2    MASK3=7364327b    MASK4=fe0602c3
   OUT=1fd808cfd82ac7354728e719a4cc0ebe

   R=3
   ROTK1=13          ROTK2=19          ROTK3=15          ROTK4=18
   MASK1=c5b5a24e    MASK2=20577cc0    MASK3=e58b12aa    MASK4=a87da0f1
   OUT=d3507d51934db5335cebdbb550b774b6

   R=4
   ROTK1=0f          ROTK2=00          ROTK3=15          ROTK4=08
   MASK1=5b1b847c    MASK2=3d700297    MASK3=310383e1    MASK4=a1a19785
   OUT=fab3a20243c1c67bf1759f40c4b732e8

   R=5
   ROTK1=01          ROTK2=0f          ROTK3=0f          ROTK4=11
   MASK1=34422fa1    MASK2=745d0d3c    MASK3=0804535e    MASK4=42de73d8
   OUT=cf003a27ba91d2346ddfa8ec76bdf029

   R=6
   ROTK1=06          ROTK2=10          ROTK3=06          ROTK4=07
   MASK1=ae5e85f6    MASK2=d1f789b0    MASK3=e2113794    MASK4=db8768c0
   OUT=b4fb78a74bbacccbfa45c36c23ed997e

   R=7
   ROTK1=09          ROTK2=1d          ROTK3=08          ROTK4=1f
   MASK1=1a000d83    MASK2=dc6d0e51    MASK3=3b65ccaf    MASK4=b0470998
   OUT=1cedb6d94abb223765f0fb9364a8f07f

   R=8
   ROTK1=09          ROTK2=0a          ROTK3=01          ROTK4=0d
   MASK1=d500ec2c    MASK2=77e23f6f    MASK3=3d1422b2    MASK4=0e4c04aa
   OUT=b3289009a03b021d54cec6628712c165




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   R=9
   ROTK1=1b          ROTK2=0d          ROTK3=0b          ROTK4=14
   MASK1=f9b1a192    MASK2=aded6200    MASK3=0fc10d02    MASK4=d8bdb797
   OUT=a4d8f6d0abd8613d241fff3c2ba02882

   R=10
   ROTK1=17          ROTK2=1d          ROTK3=1c          ROTK4=17
   MASK1=a81550e2    MASK2=44e56b22    MASK3=ac97284c    MASK4=e1021ad2
   OUT=61a3f74a9a5da18d53a25ce8f3302357

   R=11
   ROTK1=19          ROTK2=1e          ROTK3=11          ROTK4=02
   MASK1=b09d0346    MASK2=15167c69    MASK3=19990bbd    MASK4=a9258551
   OUT=ca5ad45111a662f740c9a94b1d43dfb6

   R=12
   ROTK1=10          ROTK2=0d          ROTK3=08          ROTK4=01
   MASK1=69d0c348    MASK2=c8a3d81d    MASK3=d2714d62    MASK4=8cc3f35a
   OUT=1b386c0210dcadcbdd0e41aa08a7a7e8

   CT=1b386c0210dcadcbdd0e41aa08a7a7e8

   R=1
   ROTK1=10          ROTK2=0d          ROTK3=08          ROTK4=01
   MASK1=69d0c348    MASK2=c8a3d81d    MASK3=d2714d62    MASK4=8cc3f35a
   OUT=ca5ad45111a662f740c9a94b1d43dfb6

   R=2
   ROTK1=19          ROTK2=1e          ROTK3=11          ROTK4=02
   MASK1=b09d0346    MASK2=15167c69    MASK3=19990bbd    MASK4=a9258551
   OUT=61a3f74a9a5da18d53a25ce8f3302357

   R=3
   ROTK1=17          ROTK2=1d          ROTK3=1c          ROTK4=17
   MASK1=a81550e2    MASK2=44e56b22    MASK3=ac97284c    MASK4=e1021ad2
   OUT=a4d8f6d0abd8613d241fff3c2ba02882

   R=4
   ROTK1=1b          ROTK2=0d          ROTK3=0b          ROTK4=14
   MASK1=f9b1a192    MASK2=aded6200    MASK3=0fc10d02    MASK4=d8bdb797
   OUT=b3289009a03b021d54cec6628712c165

   R=5
   ROTK1=09          ROTK2=0a          ROTK3=01          ROTK4=0d
   MASK1=d500ec2c    MASK2=77e23f6f    MASK3=3d1422b2    MASK4=0e4c04aa
   OUT=1cedb6d94abb223765f0fb9364a8f07f





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   R=6
   ROTK1=09          ROTK2=1d          ROTK3=08          ROTK4=1f
   MASK1=1a000d83    MASK2=dc6d0e51    MASK3=3b65ccaf    MASK4=b0470998
   OUT=b4fb78a74bbacccbfa45c36c23ed997e

   R=7
   ROTK1=06          ROTK2=10          ROTK3=06          ROTK4=07
   MASK1=ae5e85f6    MASK2=d1f789b0    MASK3=e2113794    MASK4=db8768c0
   OUT=cf003a27ba91d2346ddfa8ec76bdf029

   R=8
   ROTK1=01          ROTK2=0f          ROTK3=0f          ROTK4=11
   MASK1=34422fa1    MASK2=745d0d3c    MASK3=0804535e    MASK4=42de73d8
   OUT=fab3a20243c1c67bf1759f40c4b732e8

   R=9
   ROTK1=0f          ROTK2=00          ROTK3=15          ROTK4=08
   MASK1=5b1b847c    MASK2=3d700297    MASK3=310383e1    MASK4=a1a19785
   OUT=d3507d51934db5335cebdbb550b774b6

   R=10
   ROTK1=13          ROTK2=19          ROTK3=15          ROTK4=18
   MASK1=c5b5a24e    MASK2=20577cc0    MASK3=e58b12aa    MASK4=a87da0f1
   OUT=1fd808cfd82ac7354728e719a4cc0ebe

   R=11
   ROTK1=1a          ROTK2=1d          ROTK3=19          ROTK4=1f
   MASK1=d7f04aaf    MASK2=76a4b0c2    MASK3=7364327b    MASK4=fe0602c3
   OUT=4d468c8ca43c1ab66eae0bb9062fe876

   R=12
   ROTK1=1e          ROTK2=1a          ROTK3=1b          ROTK4=16
   MASK1=21daa501    MASK2=fcdfc612    MASK3=62f629b3    MASK4=9ec93bfa
   OUT=00000000000000000000000000000000

   PT=00000000000000000000000000000000


   ==========


   KEYSIZE=256
   KEY=2342bb9efa38542cbed0ac83940ac2988d7c47ce264908461cc1b5137ae6b604

   PT=00000000000000000000000000000000






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   R=1
   ROTK1=08          ROTK2=12          ROTK3=0e          ROTK4=17
   MASK1=420b1cef    MASK2=03f07e80    MASK3=cd2ab3ee    MASK4=15371a16
   OUT=f6c3b9a6ffd8a31ce04dbcf7772f1536

   R=2
   ROTK1=0a          ROTK2=04          ROTK3=01          ROTK4=13
   MASK1=bc6025e3    MASK2=d54f5aba    MASK3=17fa667a    MASK4=bb8a840e
   OUT=9477ef6fd7d6fce3dcaa27d6132465ee

   R=3
   ROTK1=1e          ROTK2=0d          ROTK3=10          ROTK4=01
   MASK1=446c0950    MASK2=b4542da0    MASK3=523baa91    MASK4=4a914503
   OUT=c056ec5748ecd90f992cf07f3529160f

   R=4
   ROTK1=15          ROTK2=0e          ROTK3=0d          ROTK4=09
   MASK1=4106d4de    MASK2=9ce441e7    MASK3=2c390c3b    MASK4=52d1b516
   OUT=7bcc57d80603b6c7b9ca75eea5cb1c2d

   R=5
   ROTK1=09          ROTK2=16          ROTK3=08          ROTK4=16
   MASK1=2827db72    MASK2=7920623f    MASK3=10948a1a    MASK4=b639f290
   OUT=d62686a2b01d11837fb6a46c79fc1816

   R=6
   ROTK1=1f          ROTK2=11          ROTK3=17          ROTK4=0a
   MASK1=85fcd124    MASK2=c567c5fe    MASK3=a4113025    MASK4=ce949239
   OUT=1b03a108d6f1878e03a62e72c9c97662

   R=7
   ROTK1=1d          ROTK2=06          ROTK3=0b          ROTK4=1c
   MASK1=c0e98900    MASK2=8832532c    MASK3=d7403525    MASK4=26ed4609
   OUT=b11d972f22ed26d085189ca3b6c79d36

   R=8
   ROTK1=0b          ROTK2=04          ROTK3=0e          ROTK4=19
   MASK1=69b1d027    MASK2=e628d930    MASK3=4904b3cd    MASK4=51fad71a
   OUT=4265774a393a8a32ed78c5c1571893e4

   R=9
   ROTK1=1a          ROTK2=0f          ROTK3=09          ROTK4=10
   MASK1=4b81b846    MASK2=9f1d941b    MASK3=ebb8fe8a    MASK4=6616847e
   OUT=f4f1322a076d4f5eb2d14dc75815ccf1







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   R=10
   ROTK1=1b          ROTK2=00          ROTK3=01          ROTK4=01
   MASK1=2cf3fd07    MASK2=75580ec1    MASK3=513614b9    MASK4=478097ef
   OUT=57c3a554eafe71dc6a33fe0bda83f566

   R=11
   ROTK1=1c          ROTK2=0b          ROTK3=1b          ROTK4=1f
   MASK1=4fdf26fe    MASK2=a4850785    MASK3=615eadd0    MASK4=9b507d47
   OUT=dd9940f4f2e1786ab6f2bdee519a407e

   R=12
   ROTK1=0f          ROTK2=09          ROTK3=1d          ROTK4=02
   MASK1=4bd673d3    MASK2=36399d66    MASK3=63385006    MASK4=0579675f
   OUT=4f6a2038286897b9c9870136553317fa

   CT=4f6a2038286897b9c9870136553317fa

   R=1
   ROTK1=0f          ROTK2=09          ROTK3=1d          ROTK4=02
   MASK1=4bd673d3    MASK2=36399d66    MASK3=63385006    MASK4=0579675f
   OUT=dd9940f4f2e1786ab6f2bdee519a407e

   R=2
   ROTK1=1c          ROTK2=0b          ROTK3=1b          ROTK4=1f
   MASK1=4fdf26fe    MASK2=a4850785    MASK3=615eadd0    MASK4=9b507d47
   OUT=57c3a554eafe71dc6a33fe0bda83f566

   R=3
   ROTK1=1b          ROTK2=00          ROTK3=01          ROTK4=01
   MASK1=2cf3fd07    MASK2=75580ec1    MASK3=513614b9    MASK4=478097ef
   OUT=f4f1322a076d4f5eb2d14dc75815ccf1

   R=4
   ROTK1=1a          ROTK2=0f          ROTK3=09          ROTK4=10
   MASK1=4b81b846    MASK2=9f1d941b    MASK3=ebb8fe8a    MASK4=6616847e
   OUT=4265774a393a8a32ed78c5c1571893e4

   R=5
   ROTK1=0b          ROTK2=04          ROTK3=0e          ROTK4=19
   MASK1=69b1d027    MASK2=e628d930    MASK3=4904b3cd    MASK4=51fad71a
   OUT=b11d972f22ed26d085189ca3b6c79d36

   R=6
   ROTK1=1d          ROTK2=06          ROTK3=0b          ROTK4=1c
   MASK1=c0e98900    MASK2=8832532c    MASK3=d7403525    MASK4=26ed4609
   OUT=1b03a108d6f1878e03a62e72c9c97662





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   R=7
   ROTK1=1f          ROTK2=11          ROTK3=17          ROTK4=0a
   MASK1=85fcd124    MASK2=c567c5fe    MASK3=a4113025    MASK4=ce949239
   OUT=d62686a2b01d11837fb6a46c79fc1816

   R=8
   ROTK1=09          ROTK2=16          ROTK3=08          ROTK4=16
   MASK1=2827db72    MASK2=7920623f    MASK3=10948a1a    MASK4=b639f290
   OUT=7bcc57d80603b6c7b9ca75eea5cb1c2d

   R=9
   ROTK1=15          ROTK2=0e          ROTK3=0d          ROTK4=09
   MASK1=4106d4de    MASK2=9ce441e7    MASK3=2c390c3b    MASK4=52d1b516
   OUT=c056ec5748ecd90f992cf07f3529160f

   R=10
   ROTK1=1e          ROTK2=0d          ROTK3=10          ROTK4=01
   MASK1=446c0950    MASK2=b4542da0    MASK3=523baa91    MASK4=4a914503
   OUT=9477ef6fd7d6fce3dcaa27d6132465ee

   R=11
   ROTK1=0a          ROTK2=04          ROTK3=01          ROTK4=13
   MASK1=bc6025e3    MASK2=d54f5aba    MASK3=17fa667a    MASK4=bb8a840e
   OUT=f6c3b9a6ffd8a31ce04dbcf7772f1536

   R=12
   ROTK1=08          ROTK2=12          ROTK3=0e          ROTK4=17
   MASK1=420b1cef    MASK2=03f07e80    MASK3=cd2ab3ee    MASK4=15371a16
   OUT=00000000000000000000000000000000

   PT=00000000000000000000000000000000




















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RFC 2612           The CAST-256 Encryption Algorithm           June 1999


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