Triple DES Is Now A Federal Standard.(the National Institute of Standards and Technology's revised Data Encryption Standard)(Technology Information)

From: EDP Weekly's IT Monitor | Date: December 20, 1999 | Copyright information

Following a recommendation from the federal government's National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Secretary of Commerce has revised the Data Encryption Standard, which federal agencies and others use to scramble sensitive information. The revision involves using the DES algorithm in three successive operations, a technique known as Triple DES. The revised standard applies to federal agencies that use encryption to safeguard sensitive, unclassified information. The ori...

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