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+/**
+ * \file arc4.h
+ */
+#ifndef XYSSL_ARC4_H
+#define XYSSL_ARC4_H
+
+/**
+ * \brief          ARC4 context structure
+ */
+typedef struct
+{
+    int x;                      /*!< permutation index */
+    int y;                      /*!< permutation index */
+    unsigned char m[256];       /*!< permutation table */
+}
+arc4_context;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * \brief          ARC4 key schedule
+ *
+ * \param ctx      ARC4 context to be initialized
+ * \param key      the secret key
+ * \param keylen   length of the key
+ */
+void arc4_setup( arc4_context *ctx, unsigned char *key, int keylen );
+
+/**
+ * \brief          ARC4 cipher function
+ *
+ * \param ctx      ARC4 context
+ * \param buf      buffer to be processed
+ * \param buflen   amount of data in buf
+ */
+void arc4_crypt( arc4_context *ctx, unsigned char *buf, int buflen );
+
+/*
+ * \brief          Checkup routine
+ *
+ * \return         0 if successful, or 1 if the test failed
+ */
+int arc4_self_test( int verbose );
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* arc4.h */