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ASYMMETRIC CRYPTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

A cryptographic technique that uses two related transformations, a public transformation (defined by the public key) and a private transformation (defined by the private key).

OBS

The two transformations have the property that, given the public transformation, it is computationally infeasible to derive the private transformation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Technique cryptographique utilisant deux transformations connexes, une transformation publique (définie par la clé publique) et une transformation secrète (définie par la clé privée).

OBS

Ces deux transformations ont pour propriété de rendre impossible de déduire par ordinateur la transformation secrète, en raison de la transformation publique.

Spanish

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