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| asymmetric encryption | chiffrement asymétrique (A method of encryption that uses a pair of mathematically related keys: a public key and a corresponding private key. Either key can be used to encrypt data, but the corresponding key must be used to decrypt it) |
| 128-bit encryption | chiffrement 128 bits (A high level of encryption that uses a 128-bit key to scramble the contents of a file or data packet to make the data unreadable without the decryption key) |
| 40-bit encryption | chiffrement 40 bits (A low level of encryption that uses a 40-bit key to scramble the contents of a file or data packet to make the data unreadable without the decryption key) |
| 128-bit SSL encryption | chiffrement SSL 128 bits (An encryption level used for SSL. The number refers to the length of the key, so the higher the number, the more difficult the encryption is to break) |
| BitLocker Drive Encryption | Chiffrement de lecteur BitLocker (A hardware-based security feature that prevents unauthorized access to a computer by providing full-volume encryption and integrity checking of boot components) |
| BitLocker on-write encryption | chiffrement BitLocker sur écriture (A BitLocker feature that incrementally encrypts the hard drive as free space is used) |
| bulk encryption | chiffrement en bloc (A process in which large amounts of data, such as files, e-mail messages, or online communications sessions, are encrypted for confidentiality. It is usually done with a symmetric key algorithm) |
| data encryption | chiffrement de données (The process of converting readable data (plaintext) into a coded form (ciphertext) to prevent it from being read by an unauthorized party) |
| device encryption | chiffrement de l'appareil (The use of encryption to protect local device data from offline hardware attacks) |
| Encryption Control Protocol | protocole ECP (The Network Control Protocol for negotiating the use of encryption over PPP links. ECP is defined in RFC 1968) |
| encryption key | clé de chiffrement (A bit string that is used in conjunction with an encryption algorithm to encrypt and decrypt data) |
| encryption provider | fournisseur de chiffrement (Software that provides encryption for sensitive data, such as passwords, in applications) |
| encryption setting | paramètre de chiffrement (A configuration element that specifies a type of encryption, such as 128-, 56-, or 40-bit encryption) |
| full volume encryption | chiffrement de volume complet (The process of converting volumes into a coded form so they cannot be read without first authenticating to Windows; or, if on different hardware, without an escrowed recovery key) |
| full volume encryption key | clé de chiffrement de volume complet (The algorithm-specific key that is used to encrypt (and optionally, diffuse) data on disk sectors. Currently, this key can be either 128 bits or 256 bits advanced encryption standard (AES). The default encryption algorithm that BitLocker Drive Encryption uses is AES 128 bit with diffuser) |
| key encryption | chiffrement à clé (The creation of a randomly-generated symmetric key to encrypt file data) |
| public key encryption | chiffrement à clé publique (A method of encryption that uses a pair of mathematically related keys: a public key and a corresponding private key. Either key can be used to encrypt data, but the corresponding key must be used to decrypt it) |
| Rivest-Shamir-Adleman encryption | chiffrement RSA (The patented public key encryption method, introduced by Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman in 1978, on which the PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) encryption program is based) |
| RSA encryption | chiffrement RSA (The patented public key encryption method, introduced by Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman in 1978, on which the PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) encryption program is based) |
| secret key encryption | chiffrement à clé secrète (An encryption algorithm that requires the same secret key to be used for both encryption and decryption. Because of its speed, symmetric encryption is typically used when a message sender needs to encrypt large amounts of data) |
| strong encryption | chiffrement renforcé (Encryption using a longer key (e.g. 128 bit)) |
| symmetric encryption | chiffrement symétrique (An encryption algorithm that requires the same secret key to be used for both encryption and decryption. Because of its speed, symmetric encryption is typically used when a message sender needs to encrypt large amounts of data) |
| TLS encryption | chiffrement TLS (A generic security protocol similar to Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), used with Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)) |
| Transport Layer Security encryption A generic security protocol similar to Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), used with Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) | chiffrement TLS (Transport Layer Security) |
| Triple Data Encryption Standard An encryption algorithm based on the Data Encryption Standard (DES) | 3DES (Triple Data Encryption Standard) |