HULFT Cipher Option (AES): features of the encryption scheme

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is an encryption algorithm that was specified as FIPS 197. AES was also selected as the recommended encryption algorithm for the e-Government in Japan. This encryption scheme supports encryption and decryption of data.

AES has the following features:

  • Symmetric-key cipher algorithm, which uses the same key for both encryption and decryption

  • Block cipher cryptographic system, which breaks data into blocks of a certain size and encrypts each block individually

  • Provides higher security and faster processing compared to Triple DES, which is a typical symmetric-key encryption scheme

  • Passed the algorithm validation testing according to the NIST's (*1) CAVP (*2) validation program

 

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NIST

An abbreviation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

The NIST is a federal technology agency under the United States Department of Commerce.

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CAVP

An abbreviation for Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program.

This program performs validation testing for and certification of algorithms that are defined by the United States NIST.