Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is an encryption algorithm for securing sensitive but unclassified material by U.S. Government agencies. What type of encryption is it from the list below?
A.
WTLS
B.
Symmetric
C.
Multifactor
D.
Asymmetric
Explanation:
Here are some of the common standard that use symmetric algorithm.
. DES
. AES has replaced DES as the current standard, and it uses the Rijindael algorithm.
. 3DES
. CAST
. RC
. Blowfish
. IDEA
Reference: Security + (SYBEX) page 321-322