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What and how strong is 128bit RC4?

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I notice that services like Gmail use RC4 128 bit as encryption. What is RC4 encryption and how does it work? Is 128-bit RC4 considered strong encryption?

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description of RC4: RC4 generates a pseudorandom stream of bits (a keystream) which, for encryption, is combined with the plaintext using bit-wise exclusive-or; decryption is performed the same way (since exclusive-or is a symmetric operation). (Thi…

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