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In DES, the encryption and decryption algorithms are the same. Is that also the case in AES?

In DES, the encryption and decryption algorithms are the same. Is that also the case in AES?

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Lydia
•?Unlike DES, the decryption algorithm differs substantially from the encryption algorithm.
Although, overall, the same steps are used in encryption and decryption, the order in which the steps are carried out is different, as mentioned previously.
•?We can obviously use AES cryptography that is designed to be extremely secure, but the world of commerce and finance does not want to give up on DES that quickly (because of all the investment that has already been in DES-related software and hardware).
•?A number of internet-based applications have adopted 3DES with three keys. These include PGP and S/MIME.

lydiajane74 answered the question on May 13, 2018 at 23:29

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