Which of the following encryption standards is part of the NSA's suite B cryptographic algorithms and is validated as strong enough to protect classified data?

Question

Which of the following encryption standards is part of the NSA's suite B cryptographic algorithms and is validated as strong enough to protect classified data?
Group of answer choices

AES-256

DES

Triple DES

IDEA

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The correct answer is **AES-256**. AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is part of the NSA's Suite B cryptographic algorithms and is validated to protect classified data. DES (Data Encryption Standard) and Triple DES are considered outdated and not secure for protecting classified information. IDEA (International Data Encryption Algorithm) is also not part of Suite B.