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What is DES Algorithm in Cryptography?
Data Encryption Standard is a symmetric cipher algorithm and uses the block cipher method for encryption and decryption. DES is the landmark in cryptographic algorithms. It works based on Fiesta Cipher Structure.
 
DES operates on a plaintext block of 64 bits and returns ciphertext of the same size.
 
Step 1 : Sub-key Generation
 
Step 2 : Encryption
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