Vocabulary

A

AA

Access Authorization

Asymmetric Cryptography

Cryptography in which two keys are used: the other one encrypts and the other one decrypts. What's more is that it is also vice versa. Moreover, something that has veen encrypted with one of the keys can be decrypted only with the other one.

D

DEK

Data Encryption Key. A single (symmetric) key used to encrypt the document. This key is then encrypted using Public Key Cryptography.

H

HTTP

HyperText Transfer Protocol.

P

PEM

Privacy Enhanced Mail.

Private Key

The secret component of the two keys used in public key encryption.

Public Key

The public component of the two keys used in public key encryption.

Public Key Cryptography

See Asymmetric Cryptography.

S

Secret Key

The single key used in symmetric cryptography.

Symmetric Cryptography

Encryption and decryption done by the same (secret) key.

U

URL

Uniform Resource Locator.