__________ Is the Current Federal Information Processing Standard That Specifies

question 38

Multiple Choice

__________ is the current federal information processing standard that specifies a cryptographic algorithm used within the U.S. government to protect information in federal agencies that are not a part of the national defense infrastructure.

• A) DES
• B) 2DES 
• C) AES
• D) 3DES

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