Dictionary · FIPS PUB 185
L2 — definitions grouped by regulatory framework.
5 senses under FIPS PUB 185
Nouns
5 senses- Decryption
Conversion of ciphertext to plaintext through the use of a cryptographic algorithm.
- Encryption
Conversion of plaintext to ciphertext through the use of a cryptographic algorithm.
- escrow
Something (e.g., a document, an encryption key) that is "delivered to a third person to be given to the grantee only upon the fulfillment of a condition."
- Key Escrow
The processes of managing (e.g., generating, storing, transferring, auditing) the two components of a cryptographic key by two key component holders.
- Key Escrow System
A system that entrusts the two components comprising a cryptographic key (e.g., a device unique key) to two key component holders (also called "escrow agents").