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For software-testing purposes we provide the following pseudo-contests. There are no prizes attached to these contests.


  • Contest identifier: DES-test
  • Cipher: DES
  • State of contest: practice
  • Key: 5e d9 20 4f ec e0 b9 67
  • IV: a2 18 5a bf 45 96 60 bf
  • ASCII message text: "The DES-test contest's plaintext"
  • Header and message text: "The unknown message is: The DES-test contest's plaintext"
  • Hexadecimal plaintext (after padding):

    54 68 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 6e 20 6d 65 73 73
    61 67 65 20 69 73 3a 20 54 68 65 20 44 45 53 2d
    74 65 73 74 20 63 6f 6e 74 65 73 74 27 73 20 70
    6c 61 69 6e 74 65 78 74 08 08 08 08 08 08 08 08

  • Ciphertext:

    3e a7 86 f9 1d 76 bb d3 66 c6 3f 54 eb 3f e3 3f
    39 88 81 4c 8b a1 97 f7 be 1b dd 7e fb 39 96 31
    3c 3d 3b 65 c8 b8 3e 31 89 f9 04 14 fb cd c3 70
    c1 11 a5 2f 3a ef 80 f4 cf f5 43 a4 b1 65 5b ae

  • Contest identifier: RC5-32/12/5-test
  • Cipher: RC5-32/12/5 (RC5 with 32-bit wordsize, 12 rounds, and 5*8=40-bit key)
  • State of contest: practice
  • Key: 27 d8 6d d2 43
  • IV: f6 75 17 1a 59 b7 ea d0
  • ASCII text: "The RC5-32/12/5-test contest's plaintext"
  • Header and message text: "The unknown message is: The RC5-32/12/5-test contest's plaintext"
  • Hexadecimal plaintext (after padding):

    54 68 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 6e 20 6d 65 73 73
    61 67 65 20 69 73 3a 20 54 68 65 20 52 43 35 2d
    33 32 2f 31 32 2f 35 2d 74 65 73 74 20 63 6f 6e
    74 65 73 74 27 73 20 70 6c 61 69 6e 74 65 78 74
    08 08 08 08 08 08 08 08


  • Ciphertext:

    b4 0a 53 88 b1 38 82 ad 93 0d a8 b6 1e 51 a3 b1
    ff ae e1 d8 14 a5 fa 15 40 0b 66 3d 58 13 8a 33
    19 60 3c 85 10 c7 b0 d4 87 91 8e 32 f8 34 77 5b
    20 65 e9 74 33 b6 ea da 54 8a d9 d7 f7 08 f6 45
    c2 33 ce 8a 83 b2 76 e0


  • Contest identifier: RC5-32/12/6-test
  • Cipher: RC5-32/12/6 (RC5 with 32-bit wordsize, 12 rounds, and 6*8=48-bit key)
  • State of contest: practice
  • Key: 28 26 04 78 06 51
  • IV: 23 8c 3c c9 b0 fd 9f 9e
  • ASCII text: "The RC5-32/12/6-test contest's plaintext"
  • Header and message text: "The unknown message is: The RC5-32/12/6-test contest's plaintext"
  • Hexadecimal plaintext (after padding):

    54 68 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 6e 20 6d 65 73 73
    61 67 65 20 69 73 3a 20 54 68 65 20 52 43 35 2d
    33 32 2f 31 32 2f 36 2d 74 65 73 74 20 63 6f 6e
    74 65 73 74 27 73 20 70 6c 61 69 6e 74 65 78 74
    08 08 08 08 08 08 08 08


  • Ciphertext:

    bf 88 86 d2 a9 50 84 1c b8 83 f3 d4 cf d9 55 1f
    98 ab d2 e6 bf 40 d4 92 91 85 2f 28 d0 89 fb b4
    f0 f9 c3 27 a6 c5 aa a2 df 4f 36 3f 17 fb cf 1e
    fc 6e 65 85 30 f8 5e 02 00 58 31 b1 e0 67 2e 49
    50 cb ea 3c 95 1d 46 31

  • Contest identifier: RC5-32/12/7-test
  • Cipher: RC5-32/12/7 (RC5 with 32-bit wordsize, 12 rounds, and 7*8=56-bit key)
  • State of contest: practice
  • Key: 14 11 b3 5a 9a 98 da
  • IV: fb b2 e9 e4 12 d0 ec bc
  • ASCII text: "The RC5-32/12/7-test contest's plaintext"
  • Header and message text: "The unknown message is: The RC5-32/12/7-test contest's plaintext"
  • Hexadecimal plaintext (after padding):

    54 68 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 6e 20 6d 65 73 73
    61 67 65 20 69 73 3a 20 54 68 65 20 52 43 35 2d
    33 32 2f 31 32 2f 37 2d 74 65 73 74 20 63 6f 6e
    74 65 73 74 27 73 20 70 6c 61 69 6e 74 65 78 74
    08 08 08 08 08 08 08 08

  • Ciphertext:

    39 de 1b 56 3f 1d 5c 25 e7 e8 ce bb e7 2a ec 22
    6c b1 90 34 c1 ef 0f d3 84 77 d9 6d 52 d9 34 50
    f8 08 e8 b2 f5 6a dc cb e5 df 16 01 e2 c0 0a 25
    23 df 22 67 d6 60 93 4a 39 68 c1 42 6c 69 73 2f
    3b 4a 4e 25 35 c2 ce c9

  • Contest identifier: RC5-32/12/8-test
  • Cipher: RC5-32/12/8 (RC5 with 32-bit wordsize, 12 rounds, and 8*8=64-bit key)
  • State of contest: practice
  • Key: 82 e5 1b 9f 9c c7 18 f9
  • IV: d9 a5 39 f8 c1 78 1f c4
  • ASCII text: "The RC5-32/12/8-test contest's plaintext"
  • Header and message text: "The unknown message is: The RC5-32/12/8-test contest's plaintext"
  • Hexadecimal plaintext (after padding):

    54 68 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 6e 20 6d 65 73 73
    61 67 65 20 69 73 3a 20 54 68 65 20 52 43 35 2d
    33 32 2f 31 32 2f 38 2d 74 65 73 74 20 63 6f 6e
    74 65 73 74 27 73 20 70 6c 61 69 6e 74 65 78 74
    08 08 08 08 08 08 08 08

  • Ciphertext:

    41 e0 4b b7 29 ef 6d 49 b9 85 72 64 52 fe 90 11
    b0 bf a4 b2 5b ae 2a 48 0c a4 81 7a e8 09 0f ba
    5a 13 41 e0 bc c3 8a e8 16 87 4e ad c6 df 53 87
    d2 37 4a 82 14 65 cc b8 2c 92 92 d1 28 f3 ba ef
    10 19 2c 0f 39 c7 a7 6d

  • Contest identifier: RC5-32/12/9-test
  • Cipher: RC5-32/12/9 (RC5 with 32-bit wordsize, 12 rounds, and 9*8=72-bit key)
  • State of contest: practice
  • Key: c9 0c 03 53 c0 d4 e1 fe 85
  • IV: 07 ce 59 1f 86 14 9a 41
  • ASCII text: "The RC5-32/12/9-test contest's plaintext"
  • Header and message text: "The unknown message is: The RC5-32/12/9-test contest's plaintext"
  • Hexadecimal plaintext (after padding):

    54 68 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 6e 20 6d 65 73 73
    61 67 65 20 69 73 3a 20 54 68 65 20 52 43 35 2d
    33 32 2f 31 32 2f 39 2d 74 65 73 74 20 63 6f 6e
    74 65 73 74 27 73 20 70 6c 61 69 6e 74 65 78 74
    08 08 08 08 08 08 08 08


  • Ciphertext:

    5a 28 2d 56 2a 85 b7 2f ef ae 30 ba 93 54 da 15
    ac ba 79 1a a1 cb 0e 85 9a c3 31 a5 36 19 85 e3
    77 df dd 07 34 3b fa ed 84 84 41 90 9d 7b 6f 17
    2d 51 ea b2 1c 5e 45 1c e9 6a 34 de a5 f5 b9 56
    22 16 e2 60 15 e1 7e b2

  • Contest identifier: RC5-32/12/10-test
  • Cipher: RC5-32/12/10 (RC5 with 32-bit wordsize, 12 rounds, and 10*8=80-bit key)
  • State of contest: practice
  • Key: a4 ac 9b af ac b1 27 5f b9 6f
  • IV: 31 ef 08 46 e1 43 dd a7
  • ASCII text: "The RC5-32/12/10-test contest's plaintext"
  • Header and message text: "The unknown message is: The RC5-32/12/10-test contest's plaintext"
  • Hexadecimal plaintext (after padding):

    54 68 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 6e 20 6d 65 73 73
    61 67 65 20 69 73 3a 20 54 68 65 20 52 43 35 2d
    33 32 2f 31 32 2f 31 30 2d 74 65 73 74 20 63 6f
    6e 74 65 73 74 27 73 20 70 6c 61 69 6e 74 65 78
    74 07 07 07 07 07 07 07

  • Ciphertext:

    4d f8 76 d7 e6 49 1a c7 d6 05 e9 37 b5 c2 13 b9
    29 6f 6c c1 20 18 57 97 6a 37 f1 96 63 b0 7a 7d
    4f 69 96 97 9a a9 6d 62 2e d2 ca 83 07 74 43 fc
    be 23 4e 6d cf 2f 93 06 a3 26 67 aa 61 0c d8 1d
    60 ca e8 f5 b1 d9 74 49

  • Contest identifier: RC5-32/12/11-test
  • Cipher: RC5-32/12/11 (RC5 with 32-bit wordsize, 12 rounds, and 11*8=88-bit key)
  • State of contest: practice
  • Key: 65 82 8d e0 89 1d 6a 88 be c9 cd
  • IV: 09 fb 2f 69 87 b2 f2 fd
  • ASCII text: "The RC5-32/12/11-test contest's plaintext"
  • Header and message text: "The unknown message is: The RC5-32/12/11-test contest's plaintext"
  • Hexadecimal plaintext (after padding):

    54 68 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 6e 20 6d 65 73 73
    61 67 65 20 69 73 3a 20 54 68 65 20 52 43 35 2d
    33 32 2f 31 32 2f 31 31 2d 74 65 73 74 20 63 6f
    6e 74 65 73 74 27 73 20 70 6c 61 69 6e 74 65 78
    74 07 07 07 07 07 07 07

  • Ciphertext:

    76 85 6d dd 78 66 9a 9a a2 57 b5 3c f9 65 7a 44
    2a 2c f4 8b 8e d8 7a 68 36 c2 cb 6f ed 11 65 01
    d9 3e 3a cc db 29 aa d2 82 5a a1 9a 9b b4 df 79
    e5 a1 35 d7 d5 62 3e 59 4e b8 b1 1e 56 e0 fd a0
    1a 0a d6 c5 1f 6c dc 62

  • Contest identifier: RC5-32/12/12-test
  • Cipher: RC5-32/12/12 (RC5 with 32-bit wordsize, 12 rounds, and 12*8=96-bit key)
  • State of contest: practice
  • Key: 67 40 23 1b 6d 1a 7e 0c 92 96 05 c2
  • IV: f0 ed e8 46 43 48 bd 62
  • ASCII text: "The RC5-32/12/12-test contest's plaintext"
  • Header and message text: "The unknown message is: The RC5-32/12/12-test contest's plaintext"
  • Hexadecimal plaintext (after padding):

    54 68 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 6e 20 6d 65 73 73
    61 67 65 20 69 73 3a 20 54 68 65 20 52 43 35 2d
    33 32 2f 31 32 2f 31 32 2d 74 65 73 74 20 63 6f
    6e 74 65 73 74 27 73 20 70 6c 61 69 6e 74 65 78
    74 07 07 07 07 07 07 07

  • Ciphertext:

    ae 0e e8 11 df fd c8 d2 06 e9 2e b4 da 75 04 fc
    33 17 47 91 98 50 0f f5 2e 70 5b f7 38 8b 24 53
    34 86 40 95 44 46 d5 0a 67 1a 2b c0 2f 84 df 92
    64 74 8e da 1a 4b a6 e3 1a c8 67 d3 52 58 a4 b7
    54 7f c4 83 bf ad 1f fe

  • Contest identifier: RC5-32/12/13-test
  • Cipher: RC5-32/12/13 (RC5 with 32-bit wordsize, 12 rounds, and 13*8=104-bit key)
  • State of contest: practice
  • Key: 32 32 d5 0c c6 46 8b f4 3e b9 cb ba 82
  • IV: db ce 3b 13 f0 81 af 9e
  • ASCII text: "The RC5-32/12/13-test contest's plaintext"
  • Header and message text: "The unknown message is: The RC5-32/12/13-test contest's plaintext"
  • Hexadecimal plaintext (after padding):

    54 68 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 6e 20 6d 65 73 73
    61 67 65 20 69 73 3a 20 54 68 65 20 52 43 35 2d
    33 32 2f 31 32 2f 31 33 2d 74 65 73 74 20 63 6f
    6e 74 65 73 74 27 73 20 70 6c 61 69 6e 74 65 78
    74 07 07 07 07 07 07 07

  • Ciphertext:

    50 63 53 2e dc b0 5a c4 f6 e0 13 7e bb 0b f1 e4
    9b 0c 2b ed c3 c1 f8 34 6a 09 63 ad ca 8f a3 9b
    30 ec fc ba 21 63 5d d8 df 37 a0 bc 7c 24 d6 b0
    ea e1 05 04 56 ce 35 6b 4f b7 a7 23 08 d1 a3 5b
    f3 3d 7f 9a 57 96 b4 50

  • Contest identifier: RC5-32/12/14-test
  • Cipher: RC5-32/12/14 (RC5 with 32-bit wordsize, 12 rounds, and 14*8=112-bit key)
  • State of contest: practice
  • Key: b5 6e 61 11 16 02 c4 46 fd 45 2b a8 15 9c
  • IV: 64 c0 b2 ff 53 23 51 b3
  • ASCII text: "The RC5-32/12/14-test contest's plaintext"
  • Header and message text: "The unknown message is: The RC5-32/12/14-test contest's plaintext"
  • Hexadecimal plaintext (after padding):

    54 68 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 6e 20 6d 65 73 73
    61 67 65 20 69 73 3a 20 54 68 65 20 52 43 35 2d
    33 32 2f 31 32 2f 31 34 2d 74 65 73 74 20 63 6f
    6e 74 65 73 74 27 73 20 70 6c 61 69 6e 74 65 78
    74 07 07 07 07 07 07 07

  • Ciphertext:

    df 0b 2e 7a 13 29 63 2b d6 81 ef f8 64 76 58 64
    aa 48 ac 91 f8 bd 9c f8 ea b8 2c e6 c3 fb ac 54
    88 2e d1 a1 22 d8 1b 0e 5e d3 5b 0f 07 3d 17 fc
    d2 e5 f9 37 35 af fc ae 00 09 19 29 7f 3b f1 5f
    5d f3 a2 8d 9e f9 9d 4f

  • Contest identifier: RC5-32/12/15-test
  • Cipher: RC5-32/12/15 (RC5 with 32-bit wordsize, 12 rounds, and 15*8=120-bit key)
  • State of contest: practice
  • Key: 4f 74 b5 f4 4d 24 4e ce b4 24 a8 31 5e c7 0f
  • IV: fa c9 86 a0 90 48 30 a2
  • ASCII text: "The RC5-32/12/15-test contest's plaintext"
  • Header and message text: "The unknown message is: The RC5-32/12/15-test contest's plaintext"
  • Hexadecimal plaintext (after padding):

    54 68 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 6e 20 6d 65 73 73
    61 67 65 20 69 73 3a 20 54 68 65 20 52 43 35 2d
    33 32 2f 31 32 2f 31 35 2d 74 65 73 74 20 63 6f
    6e 74 65 73 74 27 73 20 70 6c 61 69 6e 74 65 78
    74 07 07 07 07 07 07 07

  • Ciphertext:

    8e d7 83 d4 97 00 67 0b 98 ac 58 18 c1 db 75 bf
    e0 3c 0a 6e 1c 5b cc b9 a5 a9 07 bc df c6 f9 6a
    80 1f 3c 98 78 21 6f e3 0d 2e 9b 8d b3 9c 85 2a
    97 03 61 30 2b ce bb 55 ce 19 62 7f d9 69 b5 55
    5e b4 63 de d7 f8 1e a3


  • Contest identifier: RC5-32/12/16-test
  • Cipher: RC5-32/12/16 (RC5 with 32-bit wordsize, 12 rounds, and 16*8=128-bit key)
  • State of contest: practice
  • Key: b1 6c 2a b9 74 fb 5e 48 7f 8a 65 d7 f9 e4 0c 62
  • IV: 0b 3c 9d 50 fd 06 f9 f1
  • ASCII text: "The RC5-32/12/16-test contest's plaintext"
  • Header and message text: "The unknown message is: The RC5-32/12/16-test contest's plaintext"
  • Hexadecimal plaintext (after padding):

    54 68 65 20 75 6e 6b 6e 6f 77 6e 20 6d 65 73 73
    61 67 65 20 69 73 3a 20 54 68 65 20 52 43 35 2d
    33 32 2f 31 32 2f 31 36 2d 74 65 73 74 20 63 6f
    6e 74 65 73 74 27 73 20 70 6c 61 69 6e 74 65 78
    74 07 07 07 07 07 07 07

  • Ciphertext:

    de 4e ae e9 6c f5 85 c2 36 ff 6f b6 9c 50 da d5
    6a 57 fe b6 d2 41 28 60 73 04 89 ca 36 c8 4f 7c
    aa b0 35 3c 63 d0 cb e0 c4 e3 0d 79 77 e9 c6 48
    7f 13 a0 da 11 ee 38 b9 97 2e a5 3d 3b 48 4f 3e
    9a 93 37 18 87 7c 37 ac

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