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AES Announced as Federal Standard

Posted by michael on from the government-gets-better-locks dept.

chekhov writes: "Today NIST has finally announced AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) as a Federal Standard after 4 years of development. See the press release. AES is the replacement of DES and is expected to be used in financial systems and secure networks for up to 20 years. More information on the AES homepage."

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  1. Government backdoor? by grap · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Governement approved? does it means that there is some sort of "anti-terrorist" backdoor to be used by the FBI?