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key generation [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-11-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Encryption and Decryption
- IT Security
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- key generation
1, record 1, English, key%20generation
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process by which a key is created by an algorithm. 2, record 1, English, - key%20generation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The only cipher that cryptologists have ever proved to be perfectly secure for key generation is the one-time pad (OTP), in which the key is as long as the message itself. But OTPs are rarely used because of their impracticality. 3, record 1, English, - key%20generation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The most sensitive operation in cryptography. 3, record 1, English, - key%20generation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
key generation: designation and definition officially approved by the Security Terminology Committee (STC). 4, record 1, English, - key%20generation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chiffrage et déchiffrage
- Sécurité des TI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- génération de clés
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20de%20cl%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- génération de clé 2, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20de%20cl%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus par lequel une clé est créée au moyen d'un algorithme. 2, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20de%20cl%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'étape la plus délicate en cryptographie. 2, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20de%20cl%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
génération de clé : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Comité de la terminologie de la sécurité (CTS). 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ration%20de%20cl%C3%A9s
Record 1, Key term(s)
- génération de clefs
- génération de clef
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Criptografía y desciframiento
- Seguridad de IT
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- generación de claves
1, record 1, Spanish, generaci%C3%B3n%20de%20claves
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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