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🔓 DES Encryption / Decryption
Data Encryption Standard — legacy symmetric cipher. Provided for compatibility with older systems.
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DES is cryptographically broken. Its 56-bit key is vulnerable to brute-force attacks. Use this tool only for legacy system compatibility. For new projects, always use AES-256.
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DES
DES key must be exactly 8 characters (64 bits, 56 effective)
Must match IV used during encryption for decryption to work
Input
0 chars
Output
Encrypted / decrypted result will appear here…
About DES
The Data Encryption Standard (DES) was published by NIST in 1977 and was widely used until the late 1990s. It uses a 56-bit key and operates on 64-bit blocks. In 1999, it was publicly broken in under 24 hours using specialized hardware. DES was officially withdrawn as a standard in 2005 and replaced by AES. This tool uses CryptoJS to provide DES compatibility for legacy systems.