triple des encryption

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From: alan gahtan
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1992 04:00

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Could someone please explain what is meant by "triple DES" encryption. 
Does it mean that the plaintext message is encrypted using the same 
password 3 times or does it mean the DES is used with three different 
passwords?

               Alan
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