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AES

Advanced Encryption Standard. A highly secure, standard block cipher supporting key sizes of 128, 192, or 256 bits.

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Where Is This Used?

🌐 Web Security

  • ✔HTTPS / TLS
  • ✔VPNs
  • ✔SSL Certificates

💬 Secure Messaging

  • ✔WhatsApp
  • ✔Signal
  • ✔Telegram Secret Chats

💾 Disk Encryption

  • ✔BitLocker
  • ✔FileVault
  • ✔LUKS

☁️ Cloud Services

  • ✔AWS KMS
  • ✔Azure Key Vault
  • ✔Google Cloud KMS

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RFC 8439 AEAD combining the existing ChaCha20 and Poly1305 modules — the software-oriented alternative to AES-GCM, used by TLS 1.3 and WireGuard when hardware AES acceleration isn't available.

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SHA-256
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Secure Hash Algorithm 2. Produces a unique 256-bit hash output representing the input message.

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HMAC-SHA256
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Keyed-hash Message Authentication Code. Combines SHA-256 with a cryptographic secret key.

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