Padding algorithms are techniques used in cryptography and data processing to ensure that data blocks conform to certain size requirements, often making them uniform for further processing or encryption. Many cryptographic algorithms, particularly block ciphers (like AES or DES), operate on fixed-size blocks of data. If the input data does not fill an entire block, padding is added to meet the block size requirements. ### Purpose of Padding 1.
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