DEA
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DEA is an early U.S. government–standardized symmetric-key block cipher algorithm that was widely used for data encryption before being superseded by more secure standards.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
block cipher
ⓘ
symmetric-key algorithm ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Data Encryption Algorithm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| algorithmClass | symmetric-key block cipher ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | DEA cipher ⓘ |
| applicationDomain |
commercial data encryption
ⓘ
government data protection ⓘ |
| blockCipherProperty | fixed-size data blocks ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cryptographicPrimitive | block cipher ⓘ |
| designGoal | confidentiality of digital data ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence | late 20th century ⓘ |
| fullName | Data Encryption Algorithm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUsage | widely used for data encryption ⓘ |
| keyManagementRequirement | shared secret key ⓘ |
| keyType | symmetric key ⓘ |
| operationDomain | data encryption ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Data Encryption Standard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
block cipher modes of operation ⓘ symmetric cryptography ⓘ |
| replacedInPracticeBy | AES-based schemes ⓘ |
| securityStatus | considered insecure for many applications ⓘ |
| standardizationScope | U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
NIST
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Bureau of Standards NERFINISHED ⓘ United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardType | federal information processing standard component ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
AES
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Advanced Encryption Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInStandard | Data Encryption Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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