A Comparison of the 3DES and AES Encryption Standards
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A comparison of two encryption standards, 3DES and AES is presented.It may seem that DES is insecure and no longer of any use, but that is not the case since the DES and 3DES algorithms are still beyond the capability of most attacks in the present day.However, the power of computers is increasing and stronger algorithms are required to face hacker attacks.AES has been designed in software and hardware and it works quickly and efficiently, even on small devices such as smart phones.With a large block size and a longer keys, AES will provide more security in the long term.
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In the proposed scheme, 3DES serves as a complementary symmetric layer that reinforces resistance against brute-force and structural attacks while maintaining computational feasibility for resource-constrained platforms.
“In this context, 3DES serves as a complementary symmetric layer that reinforces resistance against brute-force and structural attacks while maintaining computational feasibility for resource-constrained platforms47,48.”
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Section 3.3 says 3DES was developed to address the meet-in-the-middle weakness of Double DES and is efficient in hardware, supporting part of the security and feasibility rationale. But it does not describe 3DES as a complementary layer in the proposed scheme; it also says 3DES is not particularly efficient in software, while the Conclusions identify AES—not 3DES—as efficient on small devices. Section 4 describes 3DES as vulnerable to differential and linear cryptanalysis, so the claimed resistance to structural attacks is overstated. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured3DES has a lightweight structure, wide compatibility, and ease of implementation on embedded hardware.
“In this work, 3DES is adopted instead of modern symmetric algorithms such as AES or SM4 due to its lightweight structure, wide compatibility, and ease of implementation on embedded hardware.”
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Section 3.3 (page unavailable) says 3DES is easy to implement, efficient in hardware, and compatible with single DES for legacy purposes. It does not establish wide compatibility or ease of implementation specifically on embedded hardware. Sections 3.4 and 4 (pages unavailable) say AES outperforms 3DES and that 3DES encryption takes longer, undercutting the claimed lightweight advantage over AES. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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“In this context, 3DES serves as a complementary symmetric layer that reinforces resistance against brute-force and structural attacks while maintaining computational feasibility for resource-constrained platforms 47,48 .”
- Authors
- Aleisa, N.
- Corresponding author
- Aleisa, Noura
- ORCID
- Aleisa, Noura
- Venue
- International Journal of Security and Its Applications
- Publisher
- NADIA
- Published
- 2015-07-31
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 241-246
- ISSN
- 1738-9976 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2613086338
- Cited by
- 59
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 5.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- International Journal of Security and Its Applications (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Cryptographic Implementations and Security
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Computer Science and Engineering
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Cryptography and Residue Arithmetic
- Keywords
- 3DES, AES, DES, encryption standards, cryptographic security, block size, key length, smart device security
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