Chapter 3

Cryptography

This chapter contains a brief outline of the basic cryptographic principles and terminology used throughout this manual and documentation set. Refer to Terms and Abbreviations on page xix of the Preface for a list of terms and abbreviations used in this documentation set. The publications listed in “Related Documents” on page xx provide more comprehensive discussions of cryptographic functions and operations. This chapter is organized as follows:

Cryptography Overview

Applications of Cryptography

Choosing Algorithms

Security Considerations

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