DES - Data Encryption Standard
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In the late 1960s, IBM initiated a Lucifer research project, led by Horst Feistel, for computer cryptography. This project ended in 1971 and LUCIFER was first known as a block cipher that operated on blocks of 64 bits, using a key size of 128 bits. Soon after this IBM embarked on another effort to develop a commercial encryption scheme, which was later called DES.
This research effort was led by Walter Tuchman. The outcome of this effort was a refined version of Lucifer that was more resistant to cryptanalysis. In 1973, the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), now the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), issued a public request for proposals for a national cipher standard. IBM submitted the research results of the DES project as a possible candidate.
The NBS requested the National Security Agency (NSA) to evaluate the algorithm’s security and to determine its suitability as a federal standard. In November 1976, the Data Encryption Standard was adopted as a federal standard and authorised for use on all unclassified US government communications. The official description of the standard, FIPS PUB 46, Data Encryption Standard was published on 15 January 1977.
The DES algorithm was the best one proposed and was adopted in 1977 as the Data Encryption Standard even though there was much criticism of its key length (which had changed from Lucifer’s original 128 bits to 64 bits) and the design criteria for the internal structure of DES, i.e., S-box. Nevertheless, DES has survived remarkably well over 20 years of intense cryptanalysis and has been a worldwide standard for over 18 years. The recent work on differential cryptanalysis seems to indicate that DES has a very strong internal structure.
Since the terms of the standard stipulate that it be reviewed every five years, on 6 March 1987 the NBS published in the Federal Register a request for comments on the second five-year review. The comment period closed on 10 December 1992. After much debate, DES was reaffirmed as a US government standard until 1992 because there was still no alternative for DES. The NIST again solicited a review to assess the continued adequacy of DES to protect computer data.
In 1993, NIST formally solicited comments on the recertification of DES. After reviewing many comments and technical inputs, NIST recommend that the useful lifetime of DES would end in the late 1990s. In 2001, the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), known as the Rijndael algorithm, became an FIPSapproved advanced symmetric cipher algorithm. AES will be a strong advanced algorithm in lieu of DES.
The DES is now a basic security device employed by worldwide organisations. herefore,it is likely that DES will continue to provide network communications, stored data, passwords and access control systems.
This is what all about the DES. Data Encryption Technique and its some little history about it.
Enjoy.....
In the late 1960s, IBM initiated a Lucifer research project, led by Horst Feistel, for computer cryptography. This project ended in 1971 and LUCIFER was first known as a block cipher that operated on blocks of 64 bits, using a key size of 128 bits. Soon after this IBM embarked on another effort to develop a commercial encryption scheme, which was later called DES.
This research effort was led by Walter Tuchman. The outcome of this effort was a refined version of Lucifer that was more resistant to cryptanalysis. In 1973, the National Bureau of Standards (NBS), now the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), issued a public request for proposals for a national cipher standard. IBM submitted the research results of the DES project as a possible candidate.
The NBS requested the National Security Agency (NSA) to evaluate the algorithm’s security and to determine its suitability as a federal standard. In November 1976, the Data Encryption Standard was adopted as a federal standard and authorised for use on all unclassified US government communications. The official description of the standard, FIPS PUB 46, Data Encryption Standard was published on 15 January 1977.
The DES algorithm was the best one proposed and was adopted in 1977 as the Data Encryption Standard even though there was much criticism of its key length (which had changed from Lucifer’s original 128 bits to 64 bits) and the design criteria for the internal structure of DES, i.e., S-box. Nevertheless, DES has survived remarkably well over 20 years of intense cryptanalysis and has been a worldwide standard for over 18 years. The recent work on differential cryptanalysis seems to indicate that DES has a very strong internal structure.
Since the terms of the standard stipulate that it be reviewed every five years, on 6 March 1987 the NBS published in the Federal Register a request for comments on the second five-year review. The comment period closed on 10 December 1992. After much debate, DES was reaffirmed as a US government standard until 1992 because there was still no alternative for DES. The NIST again solicited a review to assess the continued adequacy of DES to protect computer data.
In 1993, NIST formally solicited comments on the recertification of DES. After reviewing many comments and technical inputs, NIST recommend that the useful lifetime of DES would end in the late 1990s. In 2001, the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), known as the Rijndael algorithm, became an FIPSapproved advanced symmetric cipher algorithm. AES will be a strong advanced algorithm in lieu of DES.
The DES is now a basic security device employed by worldwide organisations. herefore,it is likely that DES will continue to provide network communications, stored data, passwords and access control systems.
This is what all about the DES. Data Encryption Technique and its some little history about it.
Enjoy.....
Great ! I am excited to know the complete history about how this standard came into existence. It is now considered to be the most effective security tool that is used as a base in variety of security applications.
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