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| Related Terms | cryptography, encryption |
| Description | data encryption Standard. The US Government standard for encryption of unclassified dataa. The newer triple-DES algorithm adds security by running the DES algorithm over the dataa three successive times - for some unknown reason running it three times enhances the security, but any other number of times weakens it. |