Diffie-Hellman
nounid
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A key agreement algorithm published in 1976 by Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman. Diffie-Hellman does key establishment, not encryption. However, the key that it produces may be used for encryption, for further key management operations, or for any other cryptography.
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- plural
- Diffie-Hellmans
- possessive
- Diffie-Hellman's
- pluralpossessive
- Diffie-Hellmans'
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- A key agreement algorithm published in 1976 by Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman. Diffie-Hellman does key establishment, not encryption. However, the key that it produces may be used for encryption, for further key management operations, or for any other cryptography.
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