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CRYPTAGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-11-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
- Communication and Information Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- encryption
1, record 1, English, encryption
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- encrypting 2, record 1, English, encrypting
correct
- encipherment 3, record 1, English, encipherment
correct
- enciphering 4, record 1, English, enciphering
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A process that consists in transforming a set of data into a cryptogram. 5, record 1, English, - encryption
Record 1, Key term(s)
- encypherment
- encyphering
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
- Gestion des communications et de l'information
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chiffrement
1, record 1, French, chiffrement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cryptage 2, record 1, French, cryptage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processus qui consiste à transformer un ensemble de données en un cryptogramme. 3, record 1, French, - chiffrement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguridad de IT
- Gestión de las comunicaciones y la información
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cifrado
1, record 1, Spanish, cifrado
correct, masculine noun, Spain, Mexico
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- encripción 2, record 1, Spanish, encripci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
- encriptación 2, record 1, Spanish, encriptaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun, Spain, Mexico
- criptación 3, record 1, Spanish, criptaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
- codificación 4, record 1, Spanish, codificaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun, Mexico
- codificación de datos 5, record 1, Spanish, codificaci%C3%B3n%20de%20datos
correct, feminine noun
- encriptado 6, record 1, Spanish, encriptado
Mexico
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento por el cual la información original se transforma en otra, siguiendo determinados algoritmos de conversión, de forma que resulte ininteligible si no se dispone de la clave de descifrado. 6, record 1, Spanish, - cifrado
Record 2 - external organization data 2014-07-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- encryption
1, record 2, English, encryption
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- encipherment 1, record 2, English, encipherment
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
<security> cryptographic transformation of data 1, record 2, English, - encryption
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The result of encryption is ciphertext. 1, record 2, English, - encryption
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The reverse process is called decryption. 1, record 2, English, - encryption
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
See also public-key cryptography, symmetric cryptography, irreversible encryption. 1, record 2, English, - encryption
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
encryption; encipherment: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998]. 2, record 2, English, - encryption
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- chiffrement
1, record 2, French, chiffrement
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cryptage 1, record 2, French, cryptage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
transformation cryptographique des données 1, record 2, French, - chiffrement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le résultat du chiffrement est le cryptogramme. 1, record 2, French, - chiffrement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
L'opération inverse est appelée déchiffrement. 1, record 2, French, - chiffrement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Voir aussi cryptographie à clé publique, cryptographie symétrique, chiffrement irréversible. 1, record 2, French, - chiffrement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
chiffrement; cryptage : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-8:1998]. 2, record 2, French, - chiffrement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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