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What is the primary drawback in using an AES (advanced encryption standard) algorithm with a 256-bit key when sharing sensitive data?
Due to the key size, the time it will take to encrypt and decrypt the message hinders efficient communication.
It is a symmetric key algorithm, meaning each recipient must receive the key through a different channel than the message.
Slow performance.
It has been proven to be a weak cipher; therefore, should not be trusted to protect sensitive data.
The biggest problem with AES symmetric key encryption is that you need to have a way to get the key to the party with whom you are sharing data. Symmetric encryption keys are often encrypted with an asymmetric algorithm like RSA and sent separately.
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