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17 terms in Cryptography Fundamentals

A

Advanced Encryption Standard

C

Cryptographic Key

E

Elliptic Curve Cryptography

F

FIPS 186-4 (Digital Signature Standard)

G

Galois/Counter Mode

I

Initialization Vector (IV)

K

Key Derivation Function

Keyed Cryptographic Hash

N

P

R

Random Number Generator (RNG)

S

Strong Cryptography

T

Triple DES (3DES)