Iterating Block ciphers Definition A product cipher combines two or more transformations in a manner intending that the resulting cipher is more secure than the individual components. Definition An iterated block cipher is a block cipher involving the sequential repetition of an internal function called a round function. Parameters include the number of rounds Nr, the block bitsize n, and the bitsize k of the input key K from which Nr subkeys Ki (round keys) are derived. For invertibility (allowing unique decryption), for each value Ki the round function is a bijection on the round input
