Glossary-8
MPC180E Security Processor User’s Manual
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SSL Security socket layer protocol. Invented by Netscape Communications,
Inc. This protocol provides end-to-end encryption of application
layer network traffic.
Stall. An occurrence when an encryption operation cannot proceed to the next
stage.
Stream cipher. A secret-key encryption algorithm that operates on a bit at a
time.
Stream cipher based MAC. MAC that uses linear feedback shift registers
(LFSRs) to reduce the size of the data it processes.
Strong encryption. Conversion of plaintext to ciphertext which is highly
resistant to attack by crypto-analysis. Accomplished through
inherently one-way mathematical functions.
Symmetric cipher. An encryption algorithm in which the same key is used
for encryption as decryption.
Symmetric key. A key that is used for both encryption and decryption. See
secret key.
Synchronization. A process to ensure that operations occur strictly in order.
Synchronous. A property of a stream cipher, stating that the keystream is
generated independently of the plaintext and ciphertext.
System memory. The physical memory available to a processor.
Throughput. The bits-per-second measure of the amount of data that is
encrypted or hashed per clock cycle.
TLS. Transport Layer Security protocol. It is effectively SSL 3.1.
Transaction. A complete exchange between two bus devices. A transaction
is typically comprised of an address tenure and one or more data
tenures, which may overlap or occur separately from the address
tenure. A transaction may be minimally comprised of an address
tenure only.
Triple DES. See 3DES.
UPM. Universal Programmable Machine. Complex chip select device found
on the PowerQUICC and PowerQUICC II.
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