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triple DES

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(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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lt;p>MasterCard's purported surprise decision comes at a time when merchants are under a deadline to migrate all of their point of sale terminals from DES to Triple DES by July 2010.
MasterCard halts remote POS security upgrades by Network World Middle East
But merchants, under pressure to upgrade all POS terminals from DES to Triple DES by July 2010, will never make the deadline if MasterCard is not allowing them to make use of RKI technology, Litan said.
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It includes Visa Encrypting PIN Pad (VEPP) and Triple DES, the new standard for PIN encryption, as standard features.
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