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Glossary
AES (Advanced
Encryption Standard)
NIST approved standards, usually used for the next 20 - 30
years.
Algorithm (encryption)
a set of mathematical rules (logic) used in the processes of
encryption and decryption.
Algorithm (hash)
a set of mathematical rules (logic) used in the processes of
message digest creation and key/signature generation.
Anonymity
of unknown or undeclared origin or authorship, concealing an
entity’s identification.
ANSI (American National develops standards through various Accredited Standards
Standards Institute)
Committees (ASC). The X9 committee focuses on security
standards for the financial services industry.
ASCII-armored text
binary information that has been encoded using a standard,
printable, 7-bit ASCII character set, for convenience in
transporting the information through communication systems.
In the PGP program, ASCII armored text files are given the
default filename extension, and they are encoded and decoded
in the ASCII radix-64 format.
Asymmetric keys
a separate but integrated user key-pair, comprised of one
public key and one private key. Each key is one way, meaning
that a key used to encrypt information can not be used to
decrypt the same data.
Authentication
the determination of the origin of encrypted information
through the verification of someone’s digital signature or
someone’s public key by checking its unique fingerprint.
Authorization certificate
an electronic document to prove one’s access or privilege
rights, also to prove one is who they say they are.
Authorization
to convey official sanction, access or legal power to an entity.
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