English Explanatory Dictionary

Kerckhoffs's principle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The idea that a cryptosystem should be designed to be secure even if everything about the system, except the secret key, is public knowledge.

Word forms

Kerckhoffs's principle

Etymology

Named after Auguste Kerckhoffs.

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