Link Encryption

nounverified·updated May 9, 2026

GlossaryL1 — what DictionaryL2 — how used ThesaurusL3 — relations Universaleverything

Link encryption encrypts all of the data along a communications path (e.g., a satellite link, telephone circuit, or T1 line). Since link encryption also encrypts routing data, communications nodes need to decrypt the data to continue routing.

polysemousMWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

Senses

1 more sense beyond the canonical

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2sense 2 pending review

Encryption of information between nodes of a communications system.

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Control92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

?unassignedlast reviewed —

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Link Encryptions
possessive: Link Encryption's
pluralpossessive: Link Encryptions'

Continue to:Dictionary →How is this term used per framework?Thesaurus →How does this term relate to other terms?Universal →Everything in one page.