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DIGITOS HEXADECIMALES [2 records]

Record 1 2025-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Encryption and Decryption
  • IT Security
CONT

128-bit encryption is implemented in most network or Internet communications technologies, such as web browsers and websites.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Le navigateur Web des services électroniques du Ministère utilise un protocole de sécurité TLS [sécurité de la couche transport] permettant le chiffrement à 128 bits. [...] Ce protocole convertit vos données en un code chiffré impossible à lire (chiffrement à 128 bits) au moment de leur transmission.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Criptografía y desciframiento
  • Seguridad de IT
CONT

Para un cifrado de 40 bits, introduzca 10 dígitos hexadecimales; para un cifrado de 128 bits, introduzca 26 dígitos hexadecimales.

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Record 2 2015-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Applications of Electronics
  • Banking
DEF

A single character in the range 0 to 9, A to F (upper case), representing a four bit string.

OBS

hexadecimal digit: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1993.

Key term(s)
  • hexadecimal digits

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Applications de l'électronique
  • Banque
DEF

Caractère unique choisi dans l'intervalle 0 à 9, A à F (majuscules) représentant une chaîne de 4 bits.

OBS

chiffre hexadécimal : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1993.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Informática
  • Aplicaciones de la electrónica
  • Operaciones bancarias
DEF

Cualquiera de los 16 dígitos en el sistema numérico hexadecimal, representados por 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, F.

Key term(s)
  • dígitos hexadecimales
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