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NONCE CRYPTOGRAPHIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • IT Security
DEF

A random or semi-random number that is generated for a specific use, typically related to cryptographic communication or information technology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Le mot nonce est un mot emprunté à l'anglais qui, contrairement à l'idée reçue, n'est pas issu de la contraction de «number used once» («nombre utilisé une seule fois»), mais de la déformation d'une expression du XIIIe siècle [...] signifiant «pour un but particulier».

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