| AES, Advanced Encryption Standard |
| Description | Glossary | RFCs | Publications | Obsolete RFCs |
| Type: | Symmetric block cipher algorithm. |
| Block size: | 128 bits. |
| Key sizes: | 128, 192 and 256 bits. |
| Default rounds: | 12 for a 192 bit keysize, 14 for a 256 bit keysize. |
| SNMP MIBs: | iso.org.dod.internet.snmpv2.snmpModules.snmpUsmAesMIB (1.3.6.1.6.3.20). |
| Links: |
Rijndael homepage. AES homepage. |
AES was invented by Joan Daemen from Banksys/PWI and Vincent Rijmen from ESAT-COSIC, both in Belgium, and is available world-wide on a royalty free basis. It is not covered by any patents.
RFCs:
[RFC 3268] Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Ciphersuites for Transport Layer Security (TLS).
[RFC 3394] Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Key Wrap Algorithm.
[RFC 3537] Wrapping a Hashed Message Authentication Code (HMAC) key with a Triple-Data Encryption Standard (DES) Key or an Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Key.
[RFC 3565] Use of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Encryption Algorithm in Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS).
[RFC 3566] The AES-XCBC-MAC-96 Algorithm and Its Use With IPsec.
[RFC 3602] The AES-CBC Cipher Algorithm and Its Use with IPsec.
[RFC 3686] Using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Counter Mode With IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP).
[RFC 3826] The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Cipher Algorithm in the SNMP User-based Security Model.
[RFC 3962] Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Encryption for Kerberos 5.
[RFC 4106] The Use of Galois/Counter Mode (GCM) in IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP).
[RFC 4309] Using Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) CCM Mode with IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP).
[RFC 4434] The AES-XCBC-PRF-128 Algorithm for the Internet Key Exchange Protocol (IKE).
[FIPS 197] Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).
[ISBN 3540425802] The Design of Rijndael: AES - The Advanced Encryption Standard.
[RFC 3664] The AES-XCBC-PRF-128 Algorithm for the Internet Key Exchange Protocol (IKE).
| Description | Glossary | RFCs | Publications | Obsolete RFCs |