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Record 1 2016-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Encryption and Decryption
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Banking
DEF

A new key formed by a non-secret process with the original key, such that one or more of the non-parity bits of the new key differ from the corresponding bits of the original key.

OBS

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Banque
DEF

Nouvelle clé formée par un procédé non secret à partir de la clé originale, de telle sorte qu’un ou plusieurs bits de la nouvelle clé, à l’exclusion des bits de parité, soient différents des bits correspondants de la clé originale.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
CONT

Without access to the correct key, data encrypted to ensure confidentiality can only be decrypted into understandable plaintext by using "brute-force" techniques, i.e., trying all possible variations of the key and checking to see if the resulting plaintext is meaningful.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
CONT

Sans la clé, les données codées pour des raisons de confidentialité ne peuvent être transformées en un texte clair compréhensible qu’en utilisant des techniques de «force brute», c’est-à-dire en essayant toutes les variantes possibles de la clé et en vérifiant si le texte clair qui en résulte a un sens.

Spanish

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