The document discusses various data encryption techniques and standards. It describes the Data Encryption Standard (DES) algorithm which uses a 64-bit block size and 56-bit key. It became the federal standard in 1976 but was replaced by the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in 2002. AES is a symmetric-key algorithm that operates on 128-bit blocks and has key sizes of 128, 192, or 256 bits. The document also briefly discusses steganography techniques for hiding messages in images, audio, video and text files.