An unconventional, elaborate glance at the mathematics behind the Advanced Encryption 
Standard, geared towards the non-mathematician. Since its inception, the acronym “AES” has found its way into most everyone’s tech-tionary; it reeks of strength, with the adjective, “Advanced,” standing firmly in front of the words “Encryption,” which incites some sense of mathematical intensity that would give any Einstein a run for his mental money, and “Standard,” which suggests that it’s strong enough to have gained a governmental approval as the “Dom P” of this era’s block ciphers, so to speak. Given its academic and societal popularity, a score of pieces have been written; among these are general articles often written by non-cryptographers, who cover superficial aspects, such as who designed it, the type of primitive it is, the key and block lengths it supports, and so on and so forth. I’m not one for the usual, so here’s my attempt at bridging the gap between the academic terminology that rarely escapes from between the binding of scientific journals, and the cursory glance that the general media provides. The Layman’s Unconventional Guide to the Advanced Encryption Standard
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