diff --git a/DIRECTORY.md b/DIRECTORY.md
index 9ebbd484376b..2b47ae08ba4a 100644
--- a/DIRECTORY.md
+++ b/DIRECTORY.md
@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@
           * slidingwindow
             * [LongestSubstringWithoutRepeatingCharacters](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/slidingwindow/LongestSubstringWithoutRepeatingCharacters.java)
             * [MaxSumKSizeSubarray](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/slidingwindow/MaxSumKSizeSubarray.java)
+            * [MinSumKSizeSubarray](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/slidingwindow/MinSumKSizeSubarray.java)
           * sorts
             * [AdaptiveMergeSort](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/sorts/AdaptiveMergeSort.java)
             * [BeadSort](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/sorts/BeadSort.java)
@@ -1217,6 +1218,7 @@
           * slidingwindow
             * [LongestSubstringWithoutRepeatingCharactersTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/slidingwindow/LongestSubstringWithoutRepeatingCharactersTest.java)
             * [MaxSumKSizeSubarrayTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/slidingwindow/MaxSumKSizeSubarrayTest.java)
+            * [MinSumKSizeSubarrayTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/slidingwindow/MinSumKSizeSubarrayTest.java)
           * sorts
             * [AdaptiveMergeSortTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/sorts/AdaptiveMergeSortTest.java)
             * [BeadSortTest](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Java/blob/master/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/sorts/BeadSortTest.java)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/ciphers/XORCipher.java b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/ciphers/XORCipher.java
index c4410d8c77ba..a612ccfbcdef 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/ciphers/XORCipher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/thealgorithms/ciphers/XORCipher.java
@@ -5,18 +5,46 @@
 import java.util.HexFormat;
 
 /**
- * A simple implementation of XOR cipher that, given a key, allows to encrypt and decrypt a plaintext.
+ * A simple implementation of the XOR cipher that allows both encryption and decryption
+ * using a given key. This cipher works by applying the XOR bitwise operation between
+ * the bytes of the input text and the corresponding bytes of the key (repeating the key
+ * if necessary).
  *
- * @author <a href="https://github.com/lcsjunior">lcsjunior</a>
+ * Usage:
+ * - Encryption: Converts plaintext into a hexadecimal-encoded ciphertext.
+ * - Decryption: Converts the hexadecimal ciphertext back into plaintext.
+ *
+ * Characteristics:
+ * - Symmetric: The same key is used for both encryption and decryption.
+ * - Simple but vulnerable: XOR encryption is insecure for real-world cryptography,
+ *   especially when the same key is reused.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * Plaintext: "Hello!"
+ * Key: "key"
+ * Encrypted: "27090c03120b"
+ * Decrypted: "Hello!"
  *
+ * Reference: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XOR_cipher">XOR Cipher - Wikipedia</a>
+ *
+ * @author <a href="https://github.com/lcsjunior">lcsjunior</a>
  */
 public final class XORCipher {
 
+    // Default character encoding for string conversion
     private static final Charset CS_DEFAULT = StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
 
     private XORCipher() {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Applies the XOR operation between the input bytes and the key bytes.
+     * If the key is shorter than the input, it wraps around (cyclically).
+     *
+     * @param inputBytes The input byte array (plaintext or ciphertext).
+     * @param keyBytes The key byte array used for XOR operation.
+     * @return A new byte array containing the XOR result.
+     */
     public static byte[] xor(final byte[] inputBytes, final byte[] keyBytes) {
         byte[] outputBytes = new byte[inputBytes.length];
         for (int i = 0; i < inputBytes.length; ++i) {
@@ -25,14 +53,40 @@ public static byte[] xor(final byte[] inputBytes, final byte[] keyBytes) {
         return outputBytes;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Encrypts the given plaintext using the XOR cipher with the specified key.
+     * The result is a hexadecimal-encoded string representing the ciphertext.
+     *
+     * @param plainText The input plaintext to encrypt.
+     * @param key The encryption key.
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key is empty.
+     * @return A hexadecimal string representing the encrypted text.
+     */
     public static String encrypt(final String plainText, final String key) {
+        if (key.isEmpty()) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Key must not be empty");
+        }
+
         byte[] plainTextBytes = plainText.getBytes(CS_DEFAULT);
         byte[] keyBytes = key.getBytes(CS_DEFAULT);
         byte[] xorResult = xor(plainTextBytes, keyBytes);
         return HexFormat.of().formatHex(xorResult);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Decrypts the given ciphertext (in hexadecimal format) using the XOR cipher
+     * with the specified key. The result is the original plaintext.
+     *
+     * @param cipherText The hexadecimal string representing the encrypted text.
+     * @param key The decryption key (must be the same as the encryption key).
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the key is empty.
+     * @return The decrypted plaintext.
+     */
     public static String decrypt(final String cipherText, final String key) {
+        if (key.isEmpty()) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Key must not be empty");
+        }
+
         byte[] cipherBytes = HexFormat.of().parseHex(cipherText);
         byte[] keyBytes = key.getBytes(CS_DEFAULT);
         byte[] xorResult = xor(cipherBytes, keyBytes);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/ciphers/XORCipherTest.java b/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/ciphers/XORCipherTest.java
index 15e27d5d6778..fdfe640cc19b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/ciphers/XORCipherTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/thealgorithms/ciphers/XORCipherTest.java
@@ -1,34 +1,85 @@
 package com.thealgorithms.ciphers;
 
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 class XORCipherTest {
 
     @Test
-    void xorEncryptTest() {
-        // given
+    void xorEncryptDecryptTest() {
         String plaintext = "My t&xt th@t will be ençrypted...";
         String key = "My ç&cret key!";
 
-        // when
         String cipherText = XORCipher.encrypt(plaintext, key);
+        String decryptedText = XORCipher.decrypt(cipherText, key);
 
-        // then
-        assertEquals("000000b7815e1752111c601f450e48211500a1c206061ca6d35212150d4429570eed", cipherText);
+        assertEquals("My t&xt th@t will be ençrypted...", decryptedText);
     }
 
     @Test
-    void xorDecryptTest() {
-        // given
-        String cipherText = "000000b7815e1752111c601f450e48211500a1c206061ca6d35212150d4429570eed";
-        String key = "My ç&cret key!";
+    void testEmptyPlaintext() {
+        String plaintext = "";
+        String key = "anykey";
+
+        String cipherText = XORCipher.encrypt(plaintext, key);
+        String decryptedText = XORCipher.decrypt(cipherText, key);
+
+        assertEquals("", cipherText);
+        assertEquals("", decryptedText);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testEmptyKey() {
+        String plaintext = "Hello World!";
+        String key = "";
+
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> XORCipher.encrypt(plaintext, key));
+        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> XORCipher.decrypt(plaintext, key));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testShortKey() {
+        String plaintext = "Short message";
+        String key = "k";
+
+        String cipherText = XORCipher.encrypt(plaintext, key);
+        String decryptedText = XORCipher.decrypt(cipherText, key);
+
+        assertEquals(plaintext, decryptedText);
+    }
 
-        // when
-        String plainText = XORCipher.decrypt(cipherText, key);
+    @Test
+    void testNonASCIICharacters() {
+        String plaintext = "こんにちは世界"; // "Hello World" in Japanese (Konichiwa Sekai)
+        String key = "key";
+
+        String cipherText = XORCipher.encrypt(plaintext, key);
+        String decryptedText = XORCipher.decrypt(cipherText, key);
+
+        assertEquals(plaintext, decryptedText);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testSameKeyAndPlaintext() {
+        String plaintext = "samekey";
+        String key = "samekey";
+
+        String cipherText = XORCipher.encrypt(plaintext, key);
+        String decryptedText = XORCipher.decrypt(cipherText, key);
+
+        assertEquals(plaintext, decryptedText);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testLongPlaintextShortKey() {
+        String plaintext = "This is a long plaintext message.";
+        String key = "key";
+
+        String cipherText = XORCipher.encrypt(plaintext, key);
+        String decryptedText = XORCipher.decrypt(cipherText, key);
 
-        // then
-        assertEquals("My t&xt th@t will be ençrypted...", plainText);
+        assertEquals(plaintext, decryptedText);
     }
 }