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What are the advantages of the Data Encryption Standard?

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These days, the use of DES is not recommended due to the short length of the key. In the past, the advantage was that the encryption made your information confidential unless you had the unlock key.

In today's environment, DES is easily crackable. Going towards the use of AES, or 3DES, would be more desirable.

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