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312-50V10 · Question #832

in this form of encryption algorithm, every Individual block contains 64-bit data, and three keys are used, where each key consists of 56 bits. Which is this encryption algorithm?

The correct answer is B. Triple Data Encryption standard. Triple DES (3DES) is uniquely identified by its use of three 56-bit keys applied to 64-bit data blocks, making it the only algorithm matching all criteria in the question.

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Question

in this form of encryption algorithm, every Individual block contains 64-bit data, and three keys are used, where each key consists of 56 bits. Which is this encryption algorithm?

Options

  • AIDEA
  • BTriple Data Encryption standard
  • CMDS encryption algorithm
  • DAES

How the community answered

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  • A
    6% (2)
  • B
    89% (31)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Triple DES (3DES) is uniquely identified by its use of three 56-bit keys applied to 64-bit data blocks, making it the only algorithm matching all criteria in the question.

AIDEA

IDEA (International Data Encryption Algorithm) uses a single 128-bit key rather than three 56-bit keys, so it does not match the key structure described.

BTriple Data Encryption standardCorrect

Triple DES (3DES) applies the DES cipher three times sequentially using three independent 56-bit keys, yielding an effective key length of 168 bits, and processes plaintext in fixed 64-bit blocks. This dual characteristic - three 56-bit keys and 64-bit block size - precisely matches the description in the question and distinguishes 3DES from all other listed algorithms.

CMDS encryption algorithm

MD5 is a cryptographic hash function used for message integrity verification, not a block cipher encryption algorithm, and does not use 56-bit keys or encrypt plaintext data blocks.

DAES

AES operates on 128-bit blocks and uses key sizes of 128, 192, or 256 bits - not three 56-bit keys or 64-bit blocks as described in the question.

Concept tested: Triple DES key structure and block size

Source: https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/sp/800-67/rev2/final

Topics

#Triple DES#symmetric encryption#block cipher#3DES key structure

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