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The strengths and weaknesses of different VPN protocols

Security Affairs

One in four internet users use a VPN regularly, but how much does the average user know about what goes on behind the software? Pulling back the curtain, a VPN runs on various VPN protocols that govern the way a VPN client communicates with a VPN server. However, the speed comes at the cost of encryption.

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

eSecurity Planet

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. AES encryption can be commonly found in communication protocols, virtual private network (VPN) encryption, full-disk encryption, and Wi-Fi transmission protocols.

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Types of Encryption, Methods & Use Cases

eSecurity Planet

By 2001, the NIST dubbed it the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and officially replaced the use of DES. Two Dutch cryptographers – Joan Daemen and Vincent Rijmen – submitted the eventual pick known as Rijndael.