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SUBSTITUTION CIPHERING [1 record]

Record 1 2019-11-26

English

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

Encryption that replaces bit strings or character strings with other bit strings or character strings.

OBS

The resulting ciphertext is called [a] substitution cipher.

OBS

substitution: designation and definition standardized by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission.

French

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

Chiffrement de données ou de messages effectué en remplaçant des chaînes de caractères ou de bits par d'autres suites de caractères ou de bits.

OBS

Le terme substitution peut [également] désigner le cryptogramme résultant.

OBS

substitution; chiffrement de substitution : désignations et définition normalisées par l'ISO et la Commission électrotechnique internationale.

Spanish

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

Cifrado que sustituye cada letra o grupo de letras por otra letra o grupo de letras distinta/s para cifrar el texto en claro.

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