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Eccouncil Exam 312-96 Topic 1 Question 16 Discussion

Actual exam question for Eccouncil's 312-96 exam
Question #: 16
Topic #: 1
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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?

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Tonette
10 months ago
I'd go with AES. It's more secure and widely used than Triple DES.
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Daniel
10 months ago
Then it has to be between Triple DES and AES.
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Gladys
10 months ago
True, the question is about encryption, not hashing.
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Carmen
11 months ago
So, MD5 and SHA-1 can't be right. They're hash functions, not encryption algorithms.
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Wilda
11 months ago
Yeah, I agree. DES is known to be weak.
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Tonette
12 months ago
I think this question is pretty straightforward.
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