What is the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)?
TAES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is a symmetric cipher defined in Federal Information Processing (FIPS) Standard Number 197 in 2001 as the federal government approved encryption algorithm. The NSA has approved 128-bit AES for use up to SECRET level and 192-bit AES for use up to TOP SECRET level. AES is based upon the Rijndael algorithm, which was invented by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen.
The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) will be a new Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication that will specify a cryptographic algorithm for use by U.S. Government organizations to protect sensitive (unclassified) information. NIST also anticipates that the AES will be widely used on a voluntary basis by organizations, institutions, and individuals outside of the U.S. Government – and outside of the United States – in some cases. 2. What algorithm has been selected by NIST, and how do you pronounce it? NIST has selected Rijndael as the proposed AES algorithm. The algorithm’s developers have suggested the following pronunciation alternatives: “Reign Dahl,” “Rain Doll” and “Rhine Dahl.” 3. Who submitted the algorithm, and where are they from? The two researchers who developed and submitted Rijndael for the AES are both cryptographers from Belgium: Dr. Joan Daemen (Yo’-ahn Dah’-mun) of Proton World International and Dr. Vincent Rijmen (Rye’-mun), a postdoctoral research
The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) will be a new Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication that will specify a cryptographic algorithm for use by U.S. Government organizations to protect sensitive (unclassified) information. NIST also anticipates that the AES will be widely used on a voluntary basis by organizations, institutions, and individuals outside of the U.S. Government – and outside of the United States – in some cases.
