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共有鍵暗号 (きょうゆうかぎあんごう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

共きょう有ゆう鍵かぎ暗あん号ごう

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Meanings

1

symmetric key cryptography

Technical computing term. Refers to encryption where the same key is used for both encryption and decryption. Also known as 共通鍵暗号.

See also: 共通鍵暗号

共

きょう

有ゆう

鍵かぎ

暗あん

号ごう

で

は

、

送そう

信しん

者しゃ

と

受じゅ

信しん

者しゃ

が

同おな

じ

鍵かぎ

を

使つか

う

。

In symmetric key cryptography, the sender and receiver use the same key.

Kanji

共together, both, neither
有possess, have, exist
鍵key
暗darkness, disappear, shade
号nickname, number, item

Related words

共きょう通つう鍵かぎ暗あん号ごう
Synonym; 共通鍵暗号 is more common in some contexts, but both refer to the same concept.
公こう開かい鍵かぎ暗あん号ごう
Contrasts with public key cryptography, where different keys are used for encryption and decryption.

Word family

共きょう有ゆう鍵かぎ暗あん号ごう方ほう式しき
shared key encryption; symmetric key encryption

Etymology

Compound of 共有 (shared) + 鍵 (key) + 暗号 (cipher). A calque from English 'symmetric key cryptography'.

Built from

共きょう有ゆう鍵かぎ+暗あん号ごう