Which algorithm did NIST choose to become the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) replacing DES?

A.
DEA

B.
Rijndael

C.
Twofish

D.
IDEA

Explanation:
Rijndael is the algorithm in place today for protecting sensitive but
unclassified U.S. government information. DES was finally broken and needed to be
replaced by a stronger algorithm that provided larger key sizes.