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DECIPHERING [1 record]

Record 1 2023-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Encryption and Decryption
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • IT Security
DEF

A process that consists in reconstituting a set of data from its corresponding cryptogram by using the appropriate key.

OBS

decryption; decipherment: terms standardized by ISO in collaboration with the International Electrotechnical Commission.

Key term(s)
  • decypherment
  • decyphering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Processus qui consiste à reconstituer un ensemble de données à partir du cryptogramme qui lui correspond en recourant à la clé appropriée.

OBS

déchiffrement : terme normalisé par l'ISO en collaboration avec la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Criptografía y desciframiento
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Seguridad de IT
DEF

Proceso de descifrar los datos que se encuentran codificados, de modo que puedan leerse.

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