Question

Which of the following is used to encrypt web application data?

Answer 1

Answer:

b. AES

Explanation:

AES is an acronym for Advanced Encryption Standard and it is a cryptographic or symmetric block cipher that is based on a substitution-permutation network (SPN) used for the encryption of sensitive data over the internet or web. AES uses a key length of 128, 192 or 256 bits and a block length of 128 bits to encrypt data on web applications.

It is an encryption standard of the government of the United States of America and is supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

Hence, AES is used to encrypt web application data and it uses an algorithm developed by Vincent Rijmen and Joan Daemen, known as the Rijndael algorithm.