Glossary-2
MPC180E Security Processor User’s Manual
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Bulk Data Encryption. The process of converting plaintext to ciphertext.
Refers to encryption operations other than key exchange and
hashing.
Burst. A multiple-word data transfer whose total size is typically equal to a
cache block. In MPC860 mode, four words. In MPC8260 mode,
eight words.
CBC. Cipher block chaining. Mode of DES encryption which uses IVs which
are altered by the context of the preceding block.
Chinese Remainder Theorem. Mathematical theorem based on the
congruence of greatest common denominator and least common
multiple. CRT is used in support of asymmetric key exchange.
Ciphertext. Text (any information) which has been encrypted so as to render
it unreadable by parties without the proper decryption keys.
Clear. To cause a bit or bit field to register a value of zero. See also Set.
Context. Information associated with an encryption/decryption operation.
Typical context constituents are session keys, initialization vectors,
and security associations.
Context memory. Local or system memory reserved for storage of security
context information.
Context switching. The act of changing session-specific parameters, such as
Keys and IVs, between the end of the current packet and the next.
Cryptography. The art and science of using mathematics to secure
information and create a high degree of trust in the electronic realm.
See also public key, secret key, symmetric-key, and threshold
cryptography.
Crypto-analysis. The art and science of code breaking. Develops methods of
attacking encryption algorithms to recover plaintext in significantly
less time that brute force attacks.
Decryption. The process of converting ciphertext to plaintext. Also referred
to as decoding.
DES. Data encryption standard. A block cipher that uses a 56-bit key to
encrypt 64-bit blocks of data, one block at a time.
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