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CRYPTAGE TRANSPOSITION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transposition cipher
1, record 1, English, transposition%20cipher
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In cryptography, a cipher in which the characters are reordered but not individually disguised. 2, record 1, English, - transposition%20cipher
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the transposition cipher, the letters of the original message are taken out of their regular order by some previously agreed upon method. 3, record 1, English, - transposition%20cipher
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chiffrement par transposition
1, record 1, French, chiffrement%20par%20transposition
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cryptage par transposition 2, record 1, French, cryptage%20par%20transposition
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique de cryptage où l'ordre naturel des lettres du message original est modifié à l'aide d'une méthode préalablement définie. 3, record 1, French, - chiffrement%20par%20transposition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le chiffrement ou cryptage consiste à transformer une information en clair en une information secrète [...] La transposition consiste à effectuer des permutations selon une fonction F et une période finie; la clé étant fonction de cette période. 4, record 1, French, - chiffrement%20par%20transposition
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguridad de IT
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- texto cifrado por transposición
1, record 1, Spanish, texto%20cifrado%20por%20transposici%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un texto está cifrado por transposición cuando las frecuencias de las letras respecto al alfabeto se mantienen, por ejemplo, la letra "a" seguirá apareciendo el 63% de las veces [...] 2, record 1, Spanish, - texto%20cifrado%20por%20transposici%C3%B3n
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