AES
AES, Short for Advanced Encryption Standard, is a symmetric 128-bit block data encryption technique developed by Belgian cryptographers Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen. The U.S government adopted the algorithm as its encryption technique in October 2000, replacing the DES encryption it used. AES works at multiple network layers simultaneously. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the U.S. Department of Commerce selected the algorithm, called Rijndael (pronounced Rhine Dahl or Rain Doll), out of a group of five algorithms under consideration, including one called MARS from a large research team at IBM.
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Backup Software Glossary
Current glossary explains various terms that you may come across while working with Handy Backup or other backup software.
Handy Backup is a backup utility for Windows Servers and PCs that is famous for its flexibility and ease of use.
The glossary contains 473 terms. The current section Encryption contains 16 terms.
Other "Encryption" Terms
- RC5
- RC5 is a parameterized algorithm with a variable block size, a variable key size, and a variable number of rounds. Allowable choices for the block... More about RC5...
- RC4
- RC4 is a variable key-size stream cipher with byte-oriented operations. The algorithm is based on the use of a random permutation. More about RC4...
- Public-key encryption
- Public-key encryption is a special encryption method, employing two passwords instead of one. One is password is given out to public - it is used to... More about Public-key encryption...
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