ASE 197 vb6 The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) specifies a FIPS-approved

cryptographic algorithm that can be used to protect electronic data. The AES algorithm is a

symmetric block cipher that can encrypt (encipher) and decrypt (decipher) information.

Encryption converts data to an unintelligible form called ciphertext decrypting the ciphertext

converts the data back into its original form, called plaintext.-ASE 197 vb6 The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) specifies a FIPS-approved

cryptographic algorithm that can be used to protect electronic data. The AES algorithm is a

symmetric block cipher that can encrypt (encipher) and decrypt (decipher) information.

Encryption converts data to an unintelligible form called ciphertext　decrypting the ciphertext

converts the data back into its original form, called plaintext.