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Business Definition for: Data Encryption Standard

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Triple DES Is Now A Federal Standard - the National Institute of Standards and Technology's revised Data Encryption Standard - Technology 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...; Tags: agency, DES, NETWORKING, NIST, SECURITY; Research articles 1999-12-20
advanced encryption standard, The: ABSTRACT: In this paper, we describe the Advanced Encryption Standard AES, which has been approved after an international competition by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. KEYWORDS: Advanced Encryption Standard, block cipher, symmetric cipher. 1 INTRODUCTION The most widely used encryption scheme is based on the Data Encryption Standard...; Tags: AES, algorithm, DES, encryption, NETWORKING, NIST, SECURITY; Research articles 2002-07-01
Tales from the encrypt - Tech: Buzz - introduction of advanced encryption standard by Commerce Department - Brief Article: With security concerns topping the list of technology worries, any improvement in that area is good news. After more than 20 years of use, the U.S. Commerce Department has updated its widely used encryption standard. The original 1977 vintage 56-bit keys Data Encryption Standard DES has now been officially replaced...; Tags: AES, U.S. Department of Commerce; Research articles 2002-05-01
NIST reports measurable success of Advanced Encryption Standard - News Briefs - National Institute of Standards and Technology - Brief Article: An independent study confirms industrys early adoption and implementation of NIST's Federal Information Processing Standard FIPS 197, Advanced Encryption Standard AES. The number of products worldwide that implemented the NIST Data Encryption Standard DES, including Triple DES, grew rapidly from 1999 through June 2001, but leveled off by December...; Tags: AES, NETWORKING, NIST; Research articles 2002-05-01
VLSI Technology's New, High-Speed, 16-bit Data Encryption Chip Designed Into HP Cable Modem Family; DES IC Targets System Data Security for High-Speed Cable Modems: SAN JOSE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 6, 1995--VLSI Technology, Inc., (NASDAQ: VLSI) of San Jose, CA today announced a design win with Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HWP) for the VLSI VMS110 coprocessor, a high-speed ciphering engine supporting the industry standard Data Encryption Standard DES algorithm.; Tags: chip, DES, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Research articles 1995-11-06

Big name computer firms protest Clinton plans for data encryption chip; 'fundamental constitutional rights' must first be carefully considered. (National Security Agency develops 'Clipper Chip'): |Fundamental Constitutional Rights' Must First Be Carefully Considered The nation's largest computer companies have sent President Clinton a letter protesting administration plans to create a voice and data encryption standard based on a government-developed computer chip. The mid-May letter...; Tags: AT&T Corp., chip, HARDWARE, National Security Agency, NETWORKING, Semiconductors, White House; Research articles 1993-05-24
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES): This paper focuses on the Advanced Encryption Standard AES which specifies a FIPS-approved cryptographic algorithm that can be used to protect electronic data. The AES algorithm a symmetric block cipher that can encrypt encipher and decrypt decipher information. Encryption converts data to an unintelligible form called ciphertext; decrypting the ciphertext...; Tags: Algorithm, AES, NIST, Network Security, Networking; White papers 2001-11-26
Twofish Encryption Algorithm: A 128-Bit Block Cipher, The: TWOFISH ENCRYPTION Bruce Schneier et al. The Twofish Encryption Algorithm: A 128-Bit Block Cipher. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10158-0012 USA. 1999. 186 pp. $49.95 hardbound. The National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST has announced it is replacing DES Data Encryption Standard, the...; Tags: AES, algorithm, Engineering, NETWORKING, NIST, SECURITY; Research articles 2000-01-01
Rsa & Cylink Answer Call For Strong Encryption: RSA Data Security Inc, the computer security innovator owned by Security Dynamics Inc, has submitted a revised version if its 20 year-old Data Encryption Standard DES to the US government's request for an Advanced Encryption Standard AES designed to protect government data that is sensitive, but unclassified. RSA has been...; Tags: AES, algorithm, Cylink Corp., DES, encryption, Government, NETWORKING, NIST, RSA Security Inc., SECURITY; Research articles 1998-04-16
RSA DATA: RSA's RC6 algorithm named as finalist for ne new federal crypto.: M2 PRESSWIRE-11 August 1999-RSA DATA: RSA's RC6 algorithm named as finalist for new federal crypto C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:080899 * Standard proposed to replace aging data encryption standard DES SAN MATEO, Calif -- After more than a year...; Tags: algorithm, DES, Engineering, NETWORKING, NIST, RSA Security Inc., SECURITY; Research articles 1999-08-11
Belgian Formula Wins Competition To Become Encryption Standard - Brief Article: NIST has named the Rijndael (pronounced Rhine-doll) data encryption formula as its choice for the nation's proposed new Advanced Encryption Standard AES. The selection caps a 3 year international competition organized to develop a strong formula to protect sensitive information in federal computer systems. Many businesses are expected to use...; Tags: AES, encryption, NETWORKING, NIST; Research articles 2000-11-01
Us Dept Of Commerce Relaxes Encryption Rules: The US Department of Commerce has now issued new rules that relax export limitations on encryption technologies, in a move that implements policy changes first announced last September (09/17/98). The new rules liberalize the treatment of encryption hardware and software up to and including the 56-bit...; Tags: Business Software Alliance, DES, FINANCE, liberalization, NETWORKING, SECURITY, U.S. Department of Commerce; Research articles 1998-12-31
Encryption finalists chosen: The U.S. government has chosen five finalists in its search for an advanced encryption algorithm to replace the existing data encryption standard developed in the 1970s. Fifteen algorithms representing 12 different nations were evaluated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST, a U.S. Commerce Department organization, in a...; Tags: algorithm, NIST; Research articles 1999-10-01
NIST and CSE Award Sigaba Advanced Encryption Standard Certification; Customers Receive Assurance that Sigaba Products Uphold Rigorous Standards for Secure Messaging: Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN MATEO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 7, 2002 Directly following its recently announced FIPS certification, SigabaTM, the leader in securing data in motion, announced today that the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST and Canadian Communications Security Establishment CSE have certified that the Sigaba Gateway...; Tags: AES, authentication, certification, E-mail, messaging, NETWORKING, NIST, Quality, SECURITY, standards; Research articles 2002-10-07
Ceragon Networks First to Provide Built-In Encryption Solution in High-Capacity Wireless System; DES-Based EncryptAir Provides Advanced Security: Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TEL AVIV, Israel--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 14, 2002 Ceragon NetworksTM Ltd. (Nasdaq:CRNT), a global provider of high-capacity broadband wireless systems for cellular operators, enterprises and communications service providers, today introduced EncryptAirTM -- an advanced security solution for the high-capacity wireless market. The patent-pending EncryptAir solution integrates an...; Tags: Ceragon Networks Ltd.; Research articles 2002-01-14
Encryption for readers.: Fargo Electronics of Minneapolis now offers a DESFire encoding option for its card printers/encoders. The secure contactless smart-card technology offers the speed, functionality, and convenience of a contactless card while maintaining high security. DESFire allows high-speed triple data encryption standard RF encryption between the card...; Tags: Fargo Electronics Inc.; Research articles 2006-02-01
Eff Cracks Des Encryption In 56 Hours: A civil-liberties organization in San Francisco has taken only 56 hours to decipher a message secured with the government's 56-bit Data Encryption Standard DES. The challenge was posed by RSA Data Security Inc, which holds a decryption contest every six months on January and July. The Electronic Frontier Foundation's DES...; Tags: DES, Electronic Frontier Foundation, encryption, FBI, NETWORKING, SECURITY; Research articles 1998-07-20
U.S. NIST: NIST announces candidates for new data scrambling standard.: M2 PRESSWIRE-21 August 1998-U.S. NIST: NIST announces candidates for new data scrambling standard C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:200898 Candidates for a new information scrambling code for the 21st century made their debut at an international cryptography conference today. ...; Tags: AES, algorithm, Engineering, NETWORKING, NIST; Research articles 1998-08-21
nCipher Helps MonsterCommerce Meet New Credit Card Security Standards; Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Specifies the Use of Encryption to Protect Card Numbers in Databases and a Secure Means to Store and Manage Secret Cryptographic Keys: CAMBRIDGE, England & BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- nCipher plc (LSE:NCH), a leading provider of cryptographic IT security solutions, today announced that MonsterCommerce, Inc., a single-source, hosted e-commerce solutions provider to more than 5,000 companies, is using nCipher's nShieldTM Hardware Security Modules HSMs and Security WorldTM key management technology to comply with...; Tags: payment, database; Research articles 2005-06-28
IETF set to turn its back on DES crypto standard: The Internet Engineering Task Force is poised to declare its current, widely deployed security standard obsolete because it can be quickly cracked. The move may throw users and vendors into a tailspin over how 10 properly secure networks.The IETF, the Internet's standards-setting body, will make the U.S. Data Encryption Standard...; Tags: DES, Internet Engineering Task Force, NETWORKING, SECURITY; Research articles 1998-08-10

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