Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
Also called: AES
Course: AP® Cybersecurity Shows up in: Unit 5: Securing Applications and Data
The most common symmetric encryption algorithm: a block cipher using 128-bit (16-byte) blocks and keys of varying lengths.
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 5.3.B.15.3.B.2
Why it matters in Unit 5
Secures Wi-Fi, web browsing, disk encryption and processors.
Example
openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -e …
Learn it properly, with a checkpoint 5.3 Protecting Stored Data with Cryptography