How does AES work?

The winner of the Advanced Encryption Standard was the Rijndael Algorithm, but how does it work?

If you look it up on Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard then you may be forgiven for being confused.

Do you prefer animated diagrams? Then look no further, Enrique Zabala has come up with this fantastic animation. I have checked this for virus', but of course recommend you do so too.


http://www.psvincent.co.uk/Rijndael_ingles_2004.exe