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The key size of DES is(a) 56 bits(b) 64 bits(c) 128 bits(d) 168 bitsI have been asked this question in a national level competition.This key question is from Pretty Good Privacy topic in section Encryption and Decryption of Digital Communications

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Right answer is (a) 56 bits

The EXPLANATION is: The key SIZE of DES algorithm is 56 bits and with Triple-DES, the message to be encrypted is run on DES algorithm 3 TIMES.



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