What Is Over 50 Years Old, And Still Used in Cybersecurity (But Now Banned)?

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Well, one answer to this is the DES encryption method, and which was upgraded to the 3DES (Triple DES or TDES). For the sake of history, I have outlined a range of DES and 3DES applications:

https://asecuritysite.com/des/

Unfortunately, in 2017, NIST outlined that the use of Triple DES (aka TDEA/TDES) would…

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE
ASecuritySite: When Bob Met Alice

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.