Cryptosystem
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title:
Cryptosystem
text:
In cryptography, a cryptosystem is a suite of cryptographic algorithms needed to implement a particular security service, such as confidentiality (encryption). Typically, a cryptosystem consists of three algorithms: one for key generation, one for encryption, and one for decryption. The term cipher is often used to refer to a pair of algorithms, one for encryption and one for decryption. Therefore, the term cryptosystem is most often used when the key generation algorithm is important. For this
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Suite of cryptographic algorithms needed to implement a particular security service
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptosystem
date created:
2004-03-05T15:17:40Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T14:43:53Z
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