Online Cyber Term Dictionary A-D
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| Term or Phrase | Definition |
| A | |
| Algorithm | A mathematical step by step procedure to process data
using a pre-defined instruction set. |
| ASCII | The American Standard Code for Information Exchange
(ASCII) is a character set based on the English language and
commonly implemented on English keyboards found on
typewriters and computers. It is also used as a common
bridge character set for
converting character sets from one type to another. |
| B | |
| Brute Force Attack | The methodical trial and error application of possible
cryptographic solutions to
derive an unknown key. This traditionally begins with a
Dictionary Attack, if
unsuccessful, then some form of
Rainbow Table
application is applied to the problem. |
| C | |
| Character Set | A specified symbol set designed to represent a common
character map. The universally accepted character map for
computers is the ASCII symbol set. |
| Cypher | An algorithm designed on accept
plain-text information and output the information using
Cryptography to obscure its
meaning to casual observation. |
| Cryptography | A discipline used to hide the meaning of a message from
those who are not intended to know. |
| D | |
| Dictionary Attack | A method for determining a cyphers
value by looping through a user defined listing of possible
likely responses based on statistically common values or
unique socially engineered data. |