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DECIPHERMENT [2 records]

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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Record 2 - external organization data 2006-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
08.03.04 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

process of obtaining, from a ciphertext, the original corresponding data

OBS

A ciphertext may be encrypted a second time, in which case a single decryption does not produce the original plaintext.

OBS

decryption; decipherment: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
08.03.04 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

reconstitution, à partir d'un cryptogramme, des données originales correspondantes

OBS

Un cryptogramme peut être chiffré une deuxième fois; dans ce cas, un déchiffrement unique ne restitue pas le texte en clair original.

OBS

déchiffrement : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998].

Spanish

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