Advanced Encryption Standard

E29784

block cipher encryption standard symmetric-key algorithm

Advanced Encryption Standard is a widely used symmetric block cipher standard that secures digital data in applications ranging from wireless networks to government communications.

Aliases (3)

AES ×10
BitLocker ×1
FIPS 197 ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	block cipher → encryption standard → symmetric-key algorithm →
abbreviation	AES →
applicationDomain	IPsec → TLS → Wi‑Fi security → database encryption → disk encryption → file encryption → government communications → virtual private networks → wireless networks →
basedOnAlgorithm	Rijndael →
blockSize	128 bits →
cipherStructure	Substitution–permutation network →
countryOfStandardization	United States →
definedInStandard	FIPS 197 →
designedBy	Joan Daemen → Vincent Rijmen →
encryptionType	symmetric →
modeOfOperation	CBC → CCM → CFB → CTR → ECB → GCM → OFB →
operatesOn	binary data →
predecessor	DES → Data Encryption Standard →
publicationDate	2001-11-26 →
replacedStandard	Data Encryption Standard →
roundsFor128BitKey	10 →
roundsFor192BitKey	12 →
roundsFor256BitKey	14 →
securityStatus	no practical attacks known on full-round AES →
standardizedBy	NIST → National Institute of Standards and Technology →
status	widely deployed →
supportsKeySize	128 bits → 192 bits → 256 bits →
usedInStandard	IEEE 802.11i → IPsec → TLS 1.2 → TLS 1.3 → WPA2 → WPA3 →
usesOperation	AddRoundKey → MixColumns → ShiftRows → SubBytes →
yearOfDesign	1998 →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
AES-CTR ("AES") → AES-GCM ("AES") →	usesCipher
Advanced Encryption Standard ("AES") →	abbreviation
RSA ("AES") →	commonlyUsedWith
Advanced Encryption Standard ("FIPS 197") →	definedInStandard
IEEE 802.1AE ("AES") →	encryptionAlgorithmFamily
LTE ("AES") →	encryptionAlgorithms
Wi‑Fi Protected Access →	encryptionMethod
Poly1305 ("AES") →	oftenUsedWith
GNU Privacy Guard ("AES") →	supportsAlgorithm
PGP ("AES") →	supportsAlgorithmType
Windows ("BitLocker") →	supportsSecurityFeature
GPON ("AES") →	usesEncryption