Types of Symmetric Encryption Algorithms. Algorithms for encrypting computer data come in two main varieties: symmetric and asymmetric. Each encryption type has inherent strengths and weaknesses.

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Hashing vs. Encryption: What’s the Difference? Because encryption and hashing serve different purposes for federal IT security teams, it’s important to know the key differences. While encryption is ...

This paper presents a design of data encryption and decryption in a network environment using RSA algorithm with a specific message block size.

This paper proposes a high-throughput implementation of AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) supporting encryption and decryption with 128-bit cipher key.

RSA encryption uses an ingeniously simple mathematical premise. Recent news stories suggesting it's been cracked are an ...

Security researchers have successfully broken one of the most secure encryption algorithms, 4096-bit RSA, by listening -- yes, with a microphone -- to a computer as it decrypts some encrypted data ...

Federal researchers are one step closer to protecting U.S. data from quantum computing decryption capabilities.

In a nutshell: Researchers at China's Tsinghua University believe they have discovered a quantum-based algorithm capable of breaking today's most complex encryption standards. The team claims that ...