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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

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AES or the Advanced Encryption Standard was adopted in 2001 by the US National Institute of Standards and Testing (NIST) as the standard for symmetric encryption. ECC is used for email encryption, cryptocurrency digital signatures, and internet communication protocols.

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Types of Encryption, Methods & Use Cases

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Users can establish a symmetric key to share private messages through a secure channel, like a password manager. By 2001, the NIST dubbed it the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and officially replaced the use of DES. Symmetric encryption works much the same way — to encrypt and decrypt messages with a single, shared key.