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Entropy

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A measure of the amount of uncertainty that an Attacker faces to determine the value of a secret. Entropy is usually stated in bits.

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2 senses across 2 frameworks
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A measure of the amount of uncertainty that an Attacker faces to determine the value of a secret. Entropy is usually stated in bits.
NIST SP 800-631 senseview framework →
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A measure of the amount of uncertainty that an Attacker faces to determine the value of a secret. Entropy is usually stated in bits.
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