AES is a specification for the encryption of electronic data developed by two Belgians and ratified by NIST in 2002. It is a symmetric encryption algorithm – which means the same key is used for encry [..]

Authentication is the process of confirming the correctness of the claimed identity (of a person or a machine). Authentication techniques usually form the basis of all forms of access control to data, [..]

A cryptographic algorithm for encryption and decryption.

Based on the ISO/IEC 15408 international standard (Information technology -- Security techniques -- Evaluation criteria for IT security), CC is a set of of internationally accepted semantic tools and [..]

Refers to strategies, policies and standards aimed at enforcing security of communications and operations in cyberspace; in particular preventing criminal activity and unauthorized access across the I [..]

Decryption is the process of transforming an encrypted message (ciphertext) into its original plaintext.

The process by which data (plaintext) is transformed into an unreadable or unintelligible form (ciphertext) for confidentiality, transmission or other security purposes.

EVITA is a project co-funded by the European Union within the Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development. The objective of EVITA is to design, verify and prototype an archi [..]

The European research and technological development programme EVITA has specified three hardware security module (HSM) variants in order to provide cost-sensitive solutions for automotive applications [..]

An HSM is a physical computing engine (separate device, embedded module or even an integrated module on a microcontroller unit) that safeguards and manages digital keys for strong authentication, and [..]