Message authentication code
nounid
3247·updated May 9, 2026verified
A cryptographic checksum on data that uses a symmetric key to detect both accidental and intentional modifications of the data. MACs provide authenticity and integrity protection, but not non-repudiation protection.
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Entity Type
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unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- acronym
- MAC
- plural
- Message authentication codes
- possessive
- Message authentication code's
- pluralpossessive
- Message authentication codes'
Framework definitions
- §1
- An American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard checksum that is computed using Data Encryption Standard (DES)
- §1
- A cryptographic checksum on data that uses a symmetric key to detect both accidental and intentional modifications of the data. MACs provide authenticity and integrity protection, but not non-repudiation protection.
- §2 · sense_2_pending_review
- A cryptographic checksum that results from passing data through a message authentication algorithm.
- §3 · sense_3_pending_review
- 1. See Checksum. 2. A specific ANSI standard for a checksum.
- §1
- 1. See Checksum. 2. A specific ANSI standard for a checksum.
- §1
- A cryptographic checksum on data that uses a symmetric key to detect both accidental and intentional modifications of the data. MACs provide authenticity and integrity protection, but not non-repudiation protection.
- §1
- A cryptographic checksum on data that uses a symmetric key to detect both accidental and intentional modifications of the data. MACs provide authenticity and integrity protection, but not non-repudiation protection.
- §1
- A cryptographic checksum that results from passing data through a message authentication algorithm.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- A cryptographic checksum on data that uses a symmetric key to detect both accidental and intentional modifications of the data. MACs provide authenticity and integrity protection, but not non-repudiation protection.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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