Triple DES

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Triple DES definition - telecom
More correctly known as Triple Data EncryptionAlgorithm (TDEA). A block cipher encryption method that uses the DES encryption algorithm to encrypt message blocks three times, using three different 56-bit keys. Triple DES is highly secure, but slow, and largely has been superseded by Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). See also AES, algorithm, block, DES, encryption, and key.

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