Methods and systems for efficient encoding and decoding communications

A method for encoding a stream of data for transmission to a receiver device, the method comprising:

• storing at least one parameter associated with at least one cryptographic protocol, the at least one parameter identifying one or more cipher directives from a plurality of cipher directives including an exclusive-OR (XOR) function and a table lookup function;
• and
• generating, for transmission to the receiver device, a frame comprising a first field identifying a custom or non-custom cryptographic scheme and a second field identifying a first cipher directive of the plurality of cipher directives.

An apparatus for encoding a stream of data for transmission to a receiver device, the apparatus comprising:

• means for storing at least one parameter associated with at least one cryptographic protocol, the at least one parameter identifying one or more cipher directives from a plurality of cipher directives including an exclusive-OR (XOR) function and a table lookup function;
• and
• means for generating, for transmission to the receiver device, a frame comprising a first field identifying a custom or non-custom cryptographic scheme and a second field identifying a first cipher directive of the plurality of cipher directives.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code that, when executed, causes an apparatus to:

• store at least one parameter associated with at least one cryptographic protocol, the at least one parameter identifying one or more cipher directives from a plurality of cipher directives including an exclusive-OR (XOR) function and a table lookup function;
• and
• generate, for transmission to the receiver device, a frame comprising a first field identifying a custom or non-custom cryptographic scheme and a second field identifying a first cipher directive of the plurality of cipher directives.