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What was the basis for the Data Encryption Standard (DES)?
What was the basis for the Data Encryption Standard (DES)?
- A custom-built cipher developed by the U.S. government
- The IBM Lucifer cipher (correct)
- An open-source encryption project
- A combination of existing encryption algorithms
What was a controversy surrounding the development of the Data Encryption Standard (DES)?
What was a controversy surrounding the development of the Data Encryption Standard (DES)?
- The development process was too slow
- The key length was too long
- The algorithm was too complex to implement
- The NSA was secretly involved and influenced the design (correct)
Why was the design process of the Data Encryption Standard (DES) criticized?
Why was the design process of the Data Encryption Standard (DES) criticized?
- It was not open to the public and lacked transparency (correct)
- It was too slow and took too long
- It was too complex and required specialized knowledge
- It was too open to public scrutiny
What change was made to the Lucifer algorithm during the development of the Data Encryption Standard (DES)?
What change was made to the Lucifer algorithm during the development of the Data Encryption Standard (DES)?
What was reduced during the development of the Data Encryption Standard (DES)?
What was reduced during the development of the Data Encryption Standard (DES)?
What is the block length of the DES Feistel cipher?
What is the block length of the DES Feistel cipher?
How many rounds are used in the DES algorithm?
How many rounds are used in the DES algorithm?
What is the length of the key used in each round of the DES algorithm?
What is the length of the key used in each round of the DES algorithm?
What is the primary security component of the DES algorithm?
What is the primary security component of the DES algorithm?
What is the mapping performed by each S-box in the DES algorithm?
What is the mapping performed by each S-box in the DES algorithm?
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Study Notes
Data Encryption Standard (DES)
- Developed in the 1970s
- Based on the IBM Lucifer cipher
- Became a U.S. government standard
- Development was controversial due to secret involvement of the National Security Agency (NSA)
- Design process was not open to the public
- Key length was reduced, potentially compromising security
- Subtle changes were made to the original Lucifer algorithm
DES Numerology
- DES is a type of Feistel cipher
- Block length of DES is 64 bits
- Key length of DES is 56 bits
- DES operates for 16 rounds
- In each round, 48 bits of the key are used (subkey)
- Each round of DES is relatively simple for a block cipher
Security of DES
- Security of DES primarily depends on "S-boxes"
- Each S-box in DES maps 6 bits of input to 4 bits of output
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