The Data Encryption Standard (DES) was the most widely used encryption scheme. DES was issued in 1977 by the National Bureau of Standards, now the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), as Federal Information Processing Standard 46 (FIPS PUB 46). The algorithm itself is referred to as the Data Encryption Algorithm (DEA). For DEA, data are encrypted in 64-bit blocks using a 56-bit key. The algorithm transforms 64-bit input in a series of steps into a 64-bit output. The same steps, with the same key, are used to reverse the encryption. Key Concepts of DES Symmetric Key Algorithm : In DES, the same key is used for both encryption and decryption . This key must be shared between the sender and receiver securely. Block Cipher : DES operates on fixed-length groups of bits, called blocks . The block size for DES is 64 bits . The input data is divided into 64-bit blocks, which are encrypted one block at a time. Key Length : DES uses a 56-bit key (though 64 bits are sup...
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