Ciphers Question:

Is DES a Group?

Ciphers Interview Question
Ciphers Interview Question

Answer:

No, DES is not a group. This issue was settled only after many years of speculation and circumstantial evidence and this result seems to imply that techniques such as triple encryption do in fact increase the security of DES.


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