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 | SHA256(x) | An `x` value hashed via the SHA256 hashing function. |
 | base64 | The base64 data encoding format, which is described in [RFC4648](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4648) |
 | MIME type | The MIME file type, as described in [RFC2045](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2045) |
+| AES | The Advanced Encryption Standart, as described in [RFC3826](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3826) |
 
 # NAMING
 This section is more of a convention rather than a requirement.