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Triple DES

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Triple DES

See DES.

(cryptography)triple DES - A product cipher which, like DES, operates on 64-bit data blocks. There are several forms, each of which uses the DES cipher 3 times. Some forms use two 56-bit keys, some use three. The DES "modes of operation" may also be used with triple-DES.


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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 2001.
NIST reports measurable success of Advanced Encryption Standard. ... by Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
DES and a variant called Triple DES are used widely in the private sector as well, especially in the financial services industry.
COMMERCE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES WINNER OF GLOBAL INFORMATION SECURITY ... by EDP Weekly's IT Monitor
Some businesses are already using a more robust variant of the DES method, known as Triple DES, which hasn't yet been broken.
Quick cracking of secret code by Peterson, Ivars / Science News
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