秘ひ密みつ鍵かぎ暗あん号ごう

noun

secret key cryptography; symmetric key cryptography

Technical computing term. Refers to encryption where the same key is used for both encryption and decryption. Often contrasted with 公開鍵暗号 (public-key cryptography).

See also: 共通鍵暗号

• 秘ひ密みつ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共きょう有ゆうする。

  In secret key cryptography, the sender and receiver share the same key.

• AESは代だい表ひょう的てきな秘ひ密みつ鍵かぎ暗あん号ごうのアルゴリズムだ。

  AES is a typical secret key cryptography algorithm.