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diff --git a/content/blog/2018-11-28-aes-encryption.org b/content/blog/2018-11-28-aes-encryption.org index 236fb92..d683dcb 100644 --- a/content/blog/2018-11-28-aes-encryption.org +++ b/content/blog/2018-11-28-aes-encryption.org @@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ * Basic AES -If you're not familiar with encryption techniques, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard][AES]] is the *Advanced -Encryption Standard*. The National Institute of Standards and Technology -established this specification, sub-selected from the Rijndael family of ciphers -(128, 192, and 256 bits) in 2001. Furthering its popularity and status, the US -government chose AES as their default encryption method for top-secret data, -removing the previous standard which had been in place since 1977. +If you're not familiar with encryption techniques, the Advanced Encryption +Standard ([[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard][AES]]) is a specification for encryption of electronic data. The +National Institute of Standards and Technology established this specification, +sub-selected from the Rijndael family of ciphers (128, 192, and 256 bits) +in 2001. Furthering its popularity and status, the US government chose AES as +their default encryption method for top-secret data, removing the previous +standard which had been in place since 1977. AES has proven to be a safe encryption method, with 7-round and 8-round attacks making no material improvements since the release of this encryption standard |