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CRYPTOGRAPHIC CHECKSUM [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

A method of detecting changes to data using a strong cryptographic algorithm and an encryption key to produce a checksum from the data.

OBS

Unlike simple checksums or cyclic redundancy checks, data cannot be changed without a corresponding change in the cryptographic checksum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Méthode de détection de modifications de données établissant un total de contrôle à partir des données à l'aide d'un algorithme cryptographique solide et d'une clé de cryptage.

OBS

Contrairement au total de contrôle simple ou au contrôle cyclique par redondance, les données ne peuvent être modifiées sans que ne s'en trouve également affecté le total de contrôle cryptographique.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

Unique information which is derived by performing a cryptographic process on a data unit.

OBS

The derivation of the checkfunction may be performed in one or more steps and is a result of a mathematical operation or function involving a key and a data unit. It is usually used to check the integrity of a data unit.

Key term(s)
  • cryptographic check function
  • cryptographic check-function
  • cryptographic check sum
  • cryptographic check-sum

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
OBS

Source(s) : «Glossaire anglais-français relatif à la sécurité des systèmes d'information - version 2», Secrétariat général de la Défense nationale, Service central de la sécurité des systèmes d'information, p. 30.

Spanish

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