AES, or Advanced Encryption Standards, is a cryptographic cipher that is responsible for a large amount of the information security that you enjoy on a daily basis. #faf@31
Applied by everyone from the NSA to Microsoft to Apple, AES is one of the most important cryptographic algorithms being used in 2018.
What exactly is AES? How does it work? And can “non-techie” people like you and me apply it to be more secure in our daily lives?
What is AES?
AES or Advanced Encryption Standards (also known as Rijndael) is one of the most widely used methods for encrypting and decrypting sensitive information in 2017.
This encryption method uses what is known as a block cipher algorithm (which I will explain later) to ensure that data can be stored securely.
And while I will dive into the technical nuances and plenty of fun cryptography jargon in a moment, in order to fully appreciate AES we must first backtrack for a brief history lesson.
The AES algorithm is also commonly applied to VPN, or virtual private network
.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, a VPN is a tool that allows you to use a public internet connection in order to connect to a more secure network.
VPNs work by creating a “tunnel” between your public network connection and an encrypted network on a server operated by the VPN provider.
For example, if you regularly do work from your local coffee shop, you are probably aware that the public connection is incredibly insecure and leaves you vulnerable to all types of hacking.
With a VPN service, you can easily solve this problem by connecting to a private network that will mask your online activities and keep your data secure.
Or, let’s say that you are traveling to a country with stringent censorship laws and you notice that all of your favorite sites are restricted.
Once again, with a simple VPN setup, you can quickly regain access to these websites by connecting to a private network in your home country.
It should be noted, however, that not all VPNs are created equally.

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