{"id":256716,"date":"2021-05-22T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-22T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-military-grade-encryption\/"},"modified":"2021-05-22T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T12:00:00","slug":"what-is-military-grade-encryption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-military-grade-encryption\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is \u201cMilitary-Grade Encryption\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a31acfd95f32\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a31acfd95f32\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-military-grade-encryption\/#Encryption_Basics\" >Encryption Basics<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-military-grade-encryption\/#Rebranding_Standard_Encryption\" >Rebranding Standard Encryption<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-military-grade-encryption\/#What_Does_%E2%80%9CMilitary_Grade_Encryption%E2%80%9D_Mean\" >What Does \u201cMilitary Grade Encryption\u201d Mean?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-military-grade-encryption\/#Bank-Level_Encryption_Is_the_Same_Thing\" >Bank-Level Encryption Is the Same Thing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-military-grade-encryption\/#AES-256_is_Good_But_AES-128_is_Good_Too\" >AES-256 is Good, But AES-128 is Good, Too<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-military-grade-encryption\/#Encryption_as_Munitions\" >Encryption as Munitions<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What Is \u201cMilitary-Grade Encryption\u201d?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- UNCACHED CONTENT --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-445108 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/asdfasdfasf.jpg?width=1200&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Two men in military uniforms in a data center.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-credittext=\"Gorodenkoff\/Shutterstock.com\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/data-center-two-military-men-work-664638979\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/data-center-two-military-men-work-664638979\">Gorodenkoff\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many companies tout \u201cmilitary-grade encryption\u201d to protect your data. If it\u2019s good enough for the military, it must be the best\u2014right? Well, kind of. \u201cMilitary-grade encryption\u201d is more of a marketing term that doesn\u2019t have a precise meaning.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Encryption_Basics\"><\/span>Encryption Basics<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the basics. Encryption is, essentially, a way to take information and scramble it, so it looks like gibberish. You can then decrypt that encrypted information\u2014but only if you know how. The method of encrypting and decrypting is known as a \u201ccipher,\u201d and it usually relies on a piece of information known as a \u201ckey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For example, when you visit a website encrypted with HTTPS and sign in with a password or provide a credit card number, that private data is sent over the internet in a scrambled (encrypted) form. Only your computer and the website you\u2019re communicating with can understand it, which prevents people from snooping on your password or credit card number. When you first connect, your browser and the website perform a \u201chandshake\u201d and exchange secrets that are used for encryption and decryption of the data.<\/p>\n<p>There are many different encryption algorithms. Some are more secure and harder to crack than others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What is Encryption, and Why Are People Afraid of It?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rebranding_Standard_Encryption\"><\/span>Rebranding Standard Encryption<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re logging into your online banking, using a virtual private network (VPN), encrypting the files on your hard drive, or storing your passwords in a secure vault, you obviously want stronger encryption that\u2019s harder to crack.<\/p>\n<p>To put you at ease and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly sound as secure as possible, many services tout \u201cmilitary-grade encryption\u201d on their websites and in advertisements.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds strong and battle-tested, but the military doesn\u2019t actually define something called \u201cmilitary-grade encryption.\u201d That\u2019s a phrase dreamt up by marketing people.\u00a0By advertising encryption as \u201cmilitary-grade,\u201d companies are just saying that \u201cthe military uses it for some things.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Does_%E2%80%9CMilitary_Grade_Encryption%E2%80%9D_Mean\"><\/span>What Does \u201cMilitary Grade Encryption\u201d Mean?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-445109 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_5dae40e12518d.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A hand pulling a document marked &quot;Top Secret&quot; out of a filing cabinet.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-credittext=\"Photo Art Lucas\/Shutterstock.com\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/looking-top-secret-documents-dark-655887151\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/looking-top-secret-documents-dark-655887151\">Photo Art Lucas\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dashlane, a password manager that has advertised its \u201cmilitary-grade encryption,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.dashlane.com\/dashlane-explains-military-grade-encryption\/\">explains<\/a> what this term means on its blog. According to Dashlane, military-grade encryption means AES-256 encryption. That\u2019s the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Advanced_Encryption_Standard\">Advanced Encryption Standard<\/a> with a 256-bit key size.<\/p>\n<p>As Dashlane\u2019s blog points out, AES-256 is \u201cthe first publicly accessible and open cipher <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved by the National Security Agency (NSA) to protect information at a \u201cTop Secret\u201d level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AES-256 differs from AES-128 and AES-192 by having a larger key size. That means a bit more processing power used for performing the encryption and decryption, but all that extra work should make AES-256 even harder to crack.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bank-Level_Encryption_Is_the_Same_Thing\"><\/span>Bank-Level Encryption Is the Same Thing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cBank-level encryption\u201d is another term that\u2019s thrown around a lot in marketing. It\u2019s basically the same thing: AES-256 or perhaps AES-128, as most banks use those. In fact, some banks advertise their \u201cmilitary-grade encryption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is good encryption in widespread use. It\u2019s often considered the best, most secure option. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.signata.net\/military-grade-encryption\/\">Timothy Quinn<\/a> writes that both \u201cmilitary-grade encryption\u201d and \u201cbanking-grade encryption\u201d should just be called \u201cindustry-standard encryption.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AES-256_is_Good_But_AES-128_is_Good_Too\"><\/span>AES-256 is Good, But AES-128 is Good, Too<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>AES-256 has been adopted widely by many services and many pieces of software. In fact, you\u2019re likely using this \u201cmilitary-grade encryption\u201d all the time. You just don\u2019t know it because most services don\u2019t even call it \u201cmilitary-grade encryption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For example, modern <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/knowledge.digicert.com\/solution\/SO12413.html\">web browsers support AES-256<\/a> when communicating with secure HTTPS websites. We use \u201cmodern\u201d very loosely here\u2014even Internet Explorer got AES-256 support with Internet Explorer 8 for Windows Vista. Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, of course, support it, too. You\u2019re probably connecting to all kinds of websites that use \u201cmilitary-grade encryption\u201d without knowing it.<\/p>\n<p>The built-in BitLocker encryption on Windows uses AES-128 by default but can be configured to use AES-256. It\u2019s not \u201cmilitary-grade\u201d by default, but AES-128 should still be very secure and resistant to attack\u2014and it can be military-grade.<\/p>\n<p>Password manager 1Password made the switch back to AES-256 from AES-128 back in 2013. 1Password\u2019s Jeffrey Goldberg <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/3607085\/type\/am\/sid\/445096\/https:\/\/blog.1password.com\/guess-why-were-moving-to-256-bit-aes-keys\/\">explained the company\u2019s rationale<\/a> at the time. He argued that AES-128 was basically as secure, but many people felt more secure with that larger number and that \u201cmilitary-grade encryption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, whether you\u2019re using AES-256, AES-128, or AES-192, you\u2019ve got pretty secure encryption. One may be \u201cmilitary-grade\u201d\u2014largely a made-up term\u2014but that doesn\u2019t mean much.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Make BitLocker Use 256-bit AES Encryption Instead of 128-bit AES<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Encryption_as_Munitions\"><\/span>Encryption as Munitions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-445110 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/img_5dae40eb016b1.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"An Enigma Machine at Bletchley Park in Britain.\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" data-credittext=\"Lenscap Photography\/Shutterstock.com\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/bletchley-england-june-21-2015-enigma-719004586\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/bletchley-england-june-21-2015-enigma-719004586\">Lenscap Photography\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s one last interesting point here. If you\u2019re wondering why encryption got so tangled up with the military, you should know that it\u2019s less tangled up with the military than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Cryptography has been an important part of warfare for a long time. It\u2019s a way a military can securely transmit messages without its enemies intercepting the messages. Even if the enemy intercepts the message, it must decrypt the message, so it\u2019s actually useful. The ancient Romans were using ciphers to disguise messages two thousand years ago <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caesar_cipher\">under Julius Caesar<\/a>. In World War II, Nazi Germany employed the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Enigma_machine\">Enigma machine<\/a> to encode its messages. This was famously cracked by Britan and its allies, who used the information gleaned from those encrypted messages to help win the war.<\/p>\n<p>It should be no surprise, then, that many governments have regulated cryptography\u2014specifically, its <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Export_of_cryptography_from_the_United_States\">export to other countries<\/a>. Up until 1992, cryptography was on the U.S. Munitions List as an \u201cAuxillary Military Equipment.\u201d You could create and possess encryption technologies within the USA but not export them to other countries. The Netscape web browser once had two different versions: A domestic US edition with 128-bit encryption and an \u201cinternational\u201d version with 40-bit encryption (the maximum allowed.)<\/p>\n<p>Regulations were modified in the mid 90s to make it easier to export encryption technologies from the US.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Encryption has long been associated with the military, so it\u2019s no surprise that the term \u201cmilitary-grade encryption\u201d really seems to speak to people. 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If it\u2019s good enough for the military, it must be the best\u2014right? Well, kind of. \u201cMilitary-grade encryption\u201d is more of a marketing term that doesn\u2019t have a precise meaning. Encryption Basics Let\u2019s start with the basics. 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