is an encryption algorithm for securing sensitive but unclassified material by U.S. Government agencies. It may eventually become the de facto encryption standard for commercial transactions in the private sector.

State-of-the-art encryption standard developed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with industry experts and the cryptographic community. The overall goal of AES was to develop a Federal Standard that specifies encryption algorithms capable of protecting sensitive government information well into the next century. All data that is sent though the LiveVault Online Backup Service VPN tunnel is protected by AES and a digital signature.

An encryption standard being developed by NIST. Intended to specify an unclassified, publicly-disclosed, symmetric encryption algorithm.

A federal information-processing standard, supporting 128-, 192-, and 256-bit keys.

AES is the US government standard encryption protocol that replaces Data Encryption Standard.

A fast general-purpose block cipher standardized by NIST (the National Institute of Standards and Technology). The AES selection process was a multi-year competition, where Rijndael was the winning cipher.

An initiative by the federal government to select a standard encryption algorithm capable of protecting sensitive government material. The algorithm will replace DES as the standard for symmetric, block cipher encryption and will include a 128-bit key length. AES is designed to encrypt data more quickly and efficiently than DES or Triple DES, especially in software implementations.

Developed by NIST and private companies, this standard is 256-bit based and is a stronger defense for sensitive material when compared to 40-bit or 128-bit.

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is a new cryptographic algorithm that has been approved by the National Institute of Standards and Technology as a replacement for DES. The AES standard is available in Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 197. The AES algorithm is a symmetric block cipher that can process data blocks of 128 bits, using cipher keys with lengths of 128, 192, and 256 bits.

In Cryptography, a symmetric algorithm used as standard following a recommendation by NIST. It replaced 3DES following an open contest to develop a new and better algorithm. AES uses keys of 128, 192 and 256 bits in length. Also known as Rijndael it was developed by two Belgian cryptographers, Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen.

A 128-bit encryption used by some government agencies. Abbreviated AES. Compare to DES, Data Encryption Standard.

A NIST-approved encryption standard based on the Rijndael algorithm. AES was chosen as the new encryption standard in October 2000 as a replacement for DES (Data Encryption Standard). See also: algorithm, block cipher, Data Encryption Standard (DES), Rijndael algorithm

See AES.

NIST approved encryption standards, usually used for the next 20 to 30 years. Rijndael, a block cipher designed by Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen that has 16-byte blocks and can operate with 128, 192, or 256-bit keys, was chosen as the new AES in October 2000.

A new secret key encryption standard to replace the Data Encryption Standard (DES) selected by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The candidates for AES were announced in 1999, and the new standard, Rijndael, was selcted in October 2000.

In cryptography, the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), also known as Rijndael, is a block cipher adopted as an encryption standard by the U.S. government. It is expected to be used worldwide and analysed extensively, as was the case with its predecessor, the Data Encryption Standard (DES). AES was announced by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as U.S.