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TECHNIQUE CHIFFREMENT [5 records]

Record 1 2016-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Encryption and Decryption
  • IT Security
  • Banking
DEF

The process of generating a new cryptographic key from the previous cryptographic key in such a way that there is no feasible technique for determining the identity of the previous key, even given the identity of the new cryptographic key and all details of the transformation.

OBS

irreversible transformation of a key: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1993.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Banque
DEF

Processus de génération d’une nouvelle clé de chiffrement à partir d’une clé préalable de telle sorte qu'il n’ existe pas de technique permettant de déterminer l'ancienne clé, même en connaissant l'identité de la nouvelle clé et tous les détails de la transformation.

OBS

transformation irréversible d’une clé : terme et définition normalisés par l’Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1993.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Units (Regular Force, Armed Forces)
  • Military Materiel Management
  • Encryption and Decryption
OBS

The Canadian National Distributing Authority (CNDA) originated in 1953 when NATO required its member nations to each designate an organization as the national authority for reception, distribution and control of NATO cryptographic material.

OBS

... ministerial approval was sought and finally obtained to change the name to Canadian Forces Crypto Support Unit (CFCSU) on 16 February 1996.

OBS

The Canadian Forces Crypto Support Unit (CFCSU) provides several key services pertaining to communications security (COMSEC) to the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces (DND/CF). These services include COMSEC material accountability, generation and distribution of keying material, custodian training, account inspections, account management and technical support, courier services, production of COMSEC and INFOSEC publications, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) help desk services.

OBS

Canadian Forces Crypto Support Unit; CFCSU: title and abbreviation to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités (régulières, Forces armées)
  • Gestion du matériel militaire
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage
OBS

L'Unité de soutien cryptographique des Forces canadiennes(USCFC) fournit plusieurs services clés au ministère de la Défense nationale et aux Forces canadiennes(MDN/FC) touchant la sécurité des communications(SECOM). Ces services comprennent la comptabilisation du matériel SECOM, la préparation et la distribution du matériel de chiffrement, la formation du personnel de garde, les inspections de comptes, la gestion des comptes et le soutien technique connexe, les services de messagerie, la production des publications SECOM et INFOSEC(sécurité de l'information) et le soutien relatif à l'Infrastructure à clés publiques(ICP).

OBS

Unité de soutien cryptographique des Forces canadiennes; USCFC : titre et abréviation d’usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
DEF

A feature of the Windows 2000 operating system that lets any file or folder be stored in encrypted form and decrypted only by an individual user and an authorized recovery agent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

Technique de chiffrement des données de fichiers, qui permet aux utilisateurs de crypter les fichiers et les répertoires d’un volume [...] pour préserver leur confidentialité.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Telecommunications Transmission
CONT

The Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) is also a popular public-key technique, though it can only be used only for signatures, not encryption. A computation involving both the private key and the message itself is used to sign a message. The output is called a digital signature and is attached to the message. To verify the signature, the recipient does a computation involving the message, the purported signature, and the sender's public key. If the result is correct according to a simple, prescribed mathematical relation, the signature is verified to be genuine; otherwise, the signature is fraudulent, or the message may have been altered.

Key term(s)
  • public key technique

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
CONT

Le Digital Signature Algorithm(DSA) [algorithme de signature numérique] est aussi une technique à clé publique populaire, bien qu'elle ne puisse être utilisée que pour les signatures, pas le chiffrement.

Spanish

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Record 5 1994-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Intelligence (Military)
  • Corporate Security
CONT

Encrypting techniques basically scramble the message, making it unintelligible so it cannot be read without knowing the key or code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
  • Sécurité générale de l'entreprise

Spanish

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