Which of the following was not an AES finalist?
A.
MARS
B.
RC6
C.
Serpent
D.
Blowfish
Explanation:
Answer D is correct; Blowfish was not an AES finalist (Twofish, based on Blowfish, was).Incorrect Answers and Explanations: A, B, and C: Answers A, B, and C are incorrect. MARS, RC6 and Serpent were all AES finalists.
Total five AES finalists:
1) RC6
2) Serpent
3) MARS
4) Twofish
5) Rijndael
Rijndael: 86 positive, 10 negative
Serpent: 59 positive, 7 negative
Twofish: 31 positive, 21 negative
RC6: 23 positive, 37 negative
MARS: 13 positive, 84 negative