<s>
BATON	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
Type	O
1	O
block	O
cipher	O
in	O
use	O
since	O
at	O
least	O
1995	O
by	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
government	O
to	O
secure	O
classified	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
BATON	B-Algorithm
algorithm	O
itself	O
is	O
secret	O
(	O
as	O
is	O
the	O
case	O
with	O
all	O
algorithms	O
in	O
the	O
NSA	O
's	O
Suite	O
A	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
public	O
PKCS	O
#11	O
standard	O
includes	O
some	O
general	O
information	O
about	O
how	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
160	O
bits	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
are	O
checksum	B-Algorithm
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
a	O
Senate	O
question	O
about	O
encrypted	O
video	O
links	O
,	O
the	O
NSA	O
said	O
that	O
BATON	B-Algorithm
could	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
encryption	O
at	O
speeds	O
higher	O
than	O
those	O
possible	O
with	O
Skipjack	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
BATON	B-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
products	O
and	O
standards	O
:	O
</s>
