Cipher Block Chaining-Message Authentication Code

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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A secret-key block-cipher algorithm used to encrypt data and to generate a Message Authentication Code (MAC) to provide assurance that the payload and the associated data are authentic.

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NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: A secret-key block-cipher algorithm used to encrypt data and to generate a Message Authentication Code (MAC) to provide assurance that the payload and the associated data are authentic.

NIST SP 800-38C1 senseview framework →

§1: A secret-key block-cipher algorithm used to encrypt data and to generate a Message Authentication Code (MAC) to provide assurance that the payload and the associated data are authentic.