Glossary
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RC4 algorithm. Byte oriented, therefore a byte of plaintext is encrypted with
a permuted substitution box (S-box) key to produce a byte of
ciphertext. The key is variable length and supports in byte
increments key lengths from 40 bits to 128 bits, providing a wide
range of strengths.
RNG. Random Number Generator. A device or silicon block which produces
numbers or bits which are non-deterministically related to preceding
and following numbers or bits, thoroughly unpredictable.
RSA algorithm. A public-key cryptosystem based on the factoring problem.
RSA stands for Rivest, Shamir and Adleman, the developers of the
RSA public-key cryptosystem.
Secret key. In secret-key cryptography, this is the key used both for
encryption and decryption. Can be a symmetric (shared secret) key
or an asymmetric private key.
Security Association (SA). In IPSec, the context which governs a one-way
session using encryption or authentication. A separate SA governs
the one-way session by which the responder encrypts or
authenticates messages.
Security Parameters Index (SPI). In IPSec, a specific field in the packet
header which identifies the Security Associations already established
for the one-way session the packet belongs to.
Self-synchronous. Refers to a stream cipher, when the keystream is
dependent on the data and its encryption.
Session key. A key for symmetric-key cryptosystems that is used for the
duration of one message or communication session.
SHA-1. Secure-Hash Algorithm. Hashing algorithm which pads the message
to be hashed (if necessary) to create a 512 bit block. This block is
compressed by XOR-ing two inputs: the 512-bit message block, and
a 160-bit key. Stronger than MD-5.
Shared key. The secret key two (or more) users share in a symmetric-key
cryptosystem.
Slave. The device addressed by a master device. The slave is identified in the
address tenure and is responsible for supplying or latching the
requested data for the master during the data tenure.
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