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Analyzing AES As The Future Standard For Encryption Techniques

A nice summary of all the issues pertaining to AES and how it has replaced DES as the encryption standard. "Nothing moves fast in the world of encryption, which may help explain why the U.S. is only now about to leave 56-bit DES behind for new encryption schemes.. . .. A nice summary of all the issues pertaining to AES and how it has replaced DES as the encryption standard. "Nothing moves fast in the world of encryption, which may help explain why the U.S. is only now about to leave 56-bit DES behind for new encryption schemes. It's been a long time coming, almost 20 years, in fact. The Data Encryption Standard has long outlived its usefulness. But the new Advanced Encryption Standard sets out key lengths of 128, 192, and 256 bits. How much stronger is AES? The National Institutes of Standards and Technology says a machine that could crack DES in just one second would need 149 trillion years to do the same to a 128-bit AES key. Even stronger stuff may be on the way. Advances in quantum computing could render algorithmic methods of encryption like AES obsolete. But quantum cryptography uses an LED so precise it emits just one photon of light. It could be used to secure not just Web transactions and electronic documents, but entire optical networks. Encryption's not only moving faster-its future is looking brighter." The link for this article located at TechWeb is no longer available. . A nice summary of all the issues pertaining to AES and how it has replaced DES as the encryption sta. summary, pertaining, replaced, encryption. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Feb 07, 2002 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Cryptography
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AES Security Enhancement Through Quantum Key Distribution

The US Government is adopting a new encryption standard called Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), which will eventually replace DES. On October 2, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it had chosen Rijndael (pronounced Rhine-doll) as the new . . . . The US Government is adopting a new encryption standard called Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), which will eventually replace DES. On October 2, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it had chosen Rijndael (pronounced Rhine-doll) as the new standard's cipher formula. Detailed information about the Rijndael cipher is available here. A press release on the NIST Web site states, "When approved, the AES will be a public algorithm designed to protect sensitive government information well into the 21st century." If that's true, what will we use after AES? Perhaps the answer resides in quantum mechanics. I recently read an interesting article in Physics Today called "From Quantum Cheating to Quantum Security." The article offers a good view of the inherent risks in our current encryption technologies, such as DES and RSA, and relates how scientists could create quantum mechanics-based computers to both break encryption systems and to facilitate more secure encryption algorithms. Be sure to read our interview with the Rijndael author . The link for this article located at Windows IT Security is no longer available. . The United States Administration is implementing a novel cryptographic framework known as the Secure Encryption Protocol (SEP) to bolster protection.. Quantum Encryption,AES Security,Rijndael Cipher,Encryption Technology. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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