This DES/3DES core is engineered to implement the classic Data Encryption Standard efficiently with a minimal gate footprint, supporting encryption and decryption of 64-bit data blocks through basic to enhanced cipher modes. It is ideal for areas needing robust encryption, like secure communications and financial transactions, and offers flexibility with single, double, and triple key modes. The core’s compact design makes it particularly suited for deployments where space and power are constrained, utilizing fewer than 3,000 gates.