Eccouncil Exam 312-96 Topic 1 Question 16 Discussion

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Question #: 16
Topic #: 1

The software developer has implemented encryption in the code as shown in the following screenshot.

However, using the DES algorithm for encryption is considered to be an insecure coding practice as DES is a weak encryption algorithm. Which of the following symmetric encryption algorithms will you suggest for strong encryption?

AMD5

BSHA-1

CTriple DES

DAES

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by Pok at May 08, 2024, 10:18 AM

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Tonette

5 months ago

I'd go with AES. It's more secure and widely used than Triple DES.

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Daniel

5 months ago

Then it has to be between Triple DES and AES.

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Gladys

5 months ago

True, the question is about encryption, not hashing.

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Carmen

6 months ago

So, MD5 and SHA-1 can't be right. They're hash functions, not encryption algorithms.

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Wilda

6 months ago

Yeah, I agree. DES is known to be weak.

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Tonette

6 months ago

I think this question is pretty straightforward.

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