Triple-DES

Triple-DES definition - hacker
A cipher that, as does DES, operates on 64-bit data blocks. There are several variants, each of which applies the basic DES algorithm three times. Some forms may use two 56-bit keys, whereas others may use three.

See Also: Algorithm; Cipher; Data Encryption Standard; Encryption; Key.

Webster's New World Hacker Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Bernadette Schell and Clemens Martin.
Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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