What Do VPN Providers Mean by "Military-Grade" Encryption?

Summary

Katie Rees writing in Make Use Of makes the following points:

• Three main types of AES encryption: 128, 192 and 256-bit.
• The higher the bit number, the longer the encryption key.
• Used by the US military and NASA.
• There seems to be no reason not to use free AES-256 VPN plans.

References

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References from the Web:

• MAR 2023 What is Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) Encryption?- MirrorFly
• MAR 2023 AES-256 Encryption – Everything You Need To Know-appsealing

Source Information: 

• Article Source: MUO - Technology, Simplified. (makeuseof.com)
• Media Check:     MakeUseOf - Media Bias/Fact Check (HIGH CREDIBILITY)
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