AES

Definitions

1. Advanced Encryption Standard, a widely used symmetric encryption algorithm standardized for securing data at rest and in transit. AES became the dominant replacement for older ciphers like DES in modern systems.

   In plain English: A widely used standard method for encrypting data.

   Example: "The disk image was protected with AES rather than older legacy encryption schemes."

Related Terms

• Public Key Cryptography
• Block Cipher
• Ciphertext
• Data Encryption Standard
• Hybrid Encryption
• PKCS
• S/MIME
• Stream Cipher
• AES-256
• Attribute-Based Encryption
• IV
• Key Length