I was looking to purchase a new keyboard and realized some were sold with AES encryption and some were not. I never really thought about encrypting data from my keyboard until I needed a new one. HTTPS allows secure transmission over the network, but what about secure transmission on your computer? Keylogger programs and wireless transmission sniffing are definitely security concerns. Encryption allows the information you type, like passwords, credit card numbers to be securely transmitted to your computer. AES is an advanced encryption standard. There are no major differences in style, price or aesthetics versus non-encrypted keyboards. Microsoft has been selling keyboards with AES encryption since 2011. Other manufacturers do offer AES but the vast majority are sold without advanced encryption. So if you are in the market for a wireless keyboard make sure it has advanced encryption.
