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Record 1 2003-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
OBS

Skipjack is the encryption algorithm contained in the Clipper chip ... and it was designed by the NSA ... It uses an 80-bit key to encrypt 64-bit blocks of data.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
OBS

La puce CLIPPER, qui est conçue pour être utilisée dans les systèmes téléphoniques, contient l'algorithme de chiffrement EES SKIPJACK. Il s'agit d'un algorithme de chiffrement à clé symétrique classifiée qui a été développé par la NSA pour assurer la sécurité des communications vocales et des transferts de données, tout en permettant l'accès légal à ces communications par les autorités policières.

Spanish

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