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KEY GENERATOR [1 record]

Record 1 2015-10-30

English

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

A type of cryptographic equipment used for generating cryptographic keys and, where need, initialisation vectors.

OBS

key generator: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1993.

OBS

key variable generator: "key variable" is a deprecated synonym for "key."

French

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

Dispositif de création de clés de chiffrement et de motifs d'initialisation, si besoin est.

OBS

générateur de clé : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1993.

Spanish

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

Dispositivo que genera claves criptográficas y, cuando es necesario, vectores de iniciación.

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