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HARDWARE ENCRYPTION [3 records]

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Record 1 2003-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
  • IT Security
CONT

Additional information items concerning the generation of the EncryptedData or EncryptedKey can be placed in an EncryptionProperty element(e. g., date/time stamp or the serial number of cryptographic hardware used during encryption).

OBS

date/time stamp: term taken from a World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) document. The W3C’s role is to establish standards relating to Internet technology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
  • Sécurité des TI
OBS

estampille de date/heure : terme tiré d'un document traduit de l'anglais par le World Wide Web Consortium dont le rôle est d'établir des normes reliées aux technologies Internet.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

A new encryption method using hardware devices that are considerably faster than the usual software devices.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Nouvelle technique de codage faisant appel à des moyens matériels réputés plus rapides que les moyens logiciels courants.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Computer Programs and Programming
CONT

Encryption, used in some access control products, can go some way forwards preventing direct hardware read access; a virus will not be able to read or write in a DOS-legal fashion directly to and from a disk which has been encrypted using a custom key.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
CONT

Le cryptage, utilisé par certains logiciels de contrôle d'accès, peut contribuer dans une certaine mesure à empêcher un accès direct en lecture; un virus n'aura pas la possibilité de lire ou d'écrire à la façon du DOS directement sur un disque crypté au moyen d'une clé spéciale.

Spanish

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