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It is a simple and ecient encryption method. RC4 has weaknesses; for example,
information about the key can be revealed in the rst few bytes of output. On the
other hand, if used properly, RC4 is still a safe encryption method. 3DES stands for
Triple Data Encryption Standard; EDE stands for Encrypt Decrypt Encrypt; and
CBC stands for Cipher Block Chaining. e original DES encryption method is
at the 56-bit level, which is relatively insecure. 3DES triples the encryption level to
improve security without redesigning the encryption method completely. e more
bits are used in a key, the more secure the encryptio ...