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• Certificate

This is a list of encryption terms. This list is derived in part from the Glossary of Telecommunication Terms published as Federal Standard 1037C.

• Bulk encryption

• Cipher
• Cipher system
• Cipher text
• Cryptanalysis
• Cryptographic key

• Data Encryption Standard (DES)
• Decipher
• Code | Decode
• Decrypt

• Code | Encode
• Encoding law
• Encrypt
• End-to-end encryption
• Key distribution center (KDC)
• Key management
• KSD-64

• Link encryption
• Null cipher
• One-time pad
• Plaintext
• Pseudorandom number generator
• Public-key cryptography
• Security management
• Spoofing attack | Spoofing
• Superencryption
• Transmission security key (TSK)
• Type 1 encryption
• Type 2 encryption
• Type 3 encryption
• Type 4 encryption
• Unique key

• VoIP VPN - combines voice over IP and virtual private network technologies to offer a method for delivering secure voice.

• ZRTP - a cryptographic key-agreement protocol used in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone telephony