Appendix A: Glossary
CAST
Encryption algorithm developed by Carlisle Adams and Stafford Tavares
Certificate
A binding of an identity (individual, group, etc.) to a public key which is generally signed by another identity. A cer-
tificate chain is a list of certificates that indicates a chain of trust, i.e. the second certificate has signed the first, the
third has signed the second and so on
CMOS
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor. A common data storage component
Cprov
ProtectToolkit C - SafeNet’s PKCS #11 Cryptoki Provider
Cryptoki
Cryptographic Token Interface Standard. (aka PKCS#11)
CSA
Cryptographic Services Adapter
CSPs
Microsoft Cryptographic Service Providers
D
Decryption
The process of recovering the plaintext from the ciphertext
DES
Cryptographic algorithm named as the Data Encryption Standard
Digital Signature
A mechanism that allows a recipient or third party to verify the originator of a document and to ensure that the doc-
ument has not be altered in transit
DLL
Dynamically Linked Library. A library which is linked to application programs when they are loaded or run rather than
as the final phase of compilation
DSA
Digital Signature Algorithm
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