Encryption Features Analysis

Encryption Features
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Encryption Features
Linux and Microsoft Windows use different encryption features to safeguard stored data. BitLocker is the primary encryption feature in Microsoft Windows. Indeed, it was designed to provide high-level encryption for files and folders. BitLocker uses the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm as a cipher blocking chain with 256-bit or 128-bit key (Salah et al., 2013). When it comes to Linux, it uses a one-way data encryption algorithm known as the Data Encryption Standard (DES) for password encryption. Other encryption tools that can be used in Linux are Tomb, CryFS, GnuPG, VeraCrypt, EncFS, and Cryptmount.
The best encryption features for my organization are the AES and the Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES). Specifically, AES is more secure, and security firms and governments usually use this encryption feature to safeguard classified information. The best thing about AES is that it uses symmetric key encryption, which means that the receiver of the message or data must have the key to decode the information (Koko & Mustafa, 2015). 3DES is another secure encryption feature that can be used in my organization. Indeed, as its name suggests, it uses three 56-bit keys for data protection. Although it takes longer to encrypt data using 3DES, shorter block lengths are mainly encry...