Cryptanalysis
Cryptanalysis: The study and practice of examining and breaking cryptographic systems, understanding how they work, and finding methods to defeat or weaken them. It involves analyzing the encrypted data (ciphertext) to discover the hidden structures and derive the original information (plaintext) without necessarily having access to the secret key used. Cryptanalysis is used both for […]
Crypto-equipment
Crypto-equipment: Hardware or software designed specifically to perform cryptographic operations, such as encryption, decryption, digital signing, or key generation. Crypto-equipment safeguards sensitive information by transforming it into a secure form for transmission or storage, and it’s commonly used in secure communication systems, data protection solutions, and other security applications. Examples include hardware security modules (HSMs), […]
Cryptographic Algorithm
Cryptographic Algorithm: A set of mathematical procedures or rules that are used in the processes of encryption and decryption. Algorithms like RSA, AES, and DES work by transforming data into an unreadable format, making it secure from unauthorized access and preserving data integrity and confidentiality during transmission or storage.
Cryptographic Component
Cryptographic Component: An integral part of a cryptographic system that performs a specific function related to encryption or decryption processes. These components can include algorithms, key generators, or hash functions. The secure functioning of a cryptographic system heavily depends on the reliability and robustness of these components.
Cryptographic erasure
Cryptographic Erasure: A method of ensuring that information on a storage device is irretrievable by using a cryptographic algorithm to overwrite data with a key that is subsequently destroyed. The destruction of the key makes the data permanently inaccessible, providing an effective means of data sanitization when physical destruction of storage devices isn’t feasible or […]
Covert storage channel
Covert storage channel: A method of unauthorized data transfer that uses alterations in stored data, such as file sizes or timestamps, to encode and transmit information discreetly.