symmetric cryptography
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A branch of cryptography in which a cryptographic system or algorithms use the same secret key (a shared secret key).
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Framework definitions
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- A branch of cryptography involving algorithms that use the same key for two different steps of the algorithm (such as encryption and decryption, or signature creation and signature verification). Symmetric cryptography is sometimes called "secret-key cryptography" (versus public-key cryptography) because the entities that share the key.
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
- §1
- A branch of cryptography in which a cryptographic system or algorithms use the same secret key (a shared secret key).
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