DES:
A)is maintained by ISO
B)refers to Date Electronic Security
C)is a commonly used symmetric encryption algorithm that was developed in the mid-1970s
D)was developed by a joint effort that included Microsoft
E)is an asymmetric algorithm

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DES (Data Encryption Standard) is a commonly used symmetric encryption algorithm that was developed in the mid-1970s. Option A is not correct as DES is not maintained by ISO, but rather by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Option B is not correct as there is no such thing as "Date Electronic Security." Option D is not correct as Microsoft was not involved in the development of DES. Option E is not correct as DES is a symmetric algorithm, meaning it uses the same key for encryption and decryption.