“3DES — pronounced trip-DES — is a mode of the DES encryption algorithm that encrypts data three times. Three 64-bit keys are used, instead of one, for an overall key length of 192 bits.

On March 17, 1975, the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) published its proposed Data Encryption Standard (DES) in the Federal Register. The algorithm used a 56-bit encryption key, which (it was ...

To allay the suspicions that the NSA had placed “back doors” in DES, the competition was to be open and public, and the encryption algorithm was available for use royalty-free worldwide.

When quantum computers become powerful enough, they could theoretically crack the encryption algorithms that keep us safe. The race is on to find new ones.

“John the Ripper” Open Source Password Cracker Offers Increased Speed Through 17 Percent Improvement in Gate Count for Data Encryption Standard (DES) Algorithm ...

The US now has four post-quantum cryptographic algorithms it plans to make part of a new set of public-key cryptography standards by 2024.