Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kerckhoffs's principle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ker-ck-hoff-s's prin-ci-ple
IPA

45

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The idea that a cryptosystem should be designed to be secure even if everything about the system, except the secret key, is public knowledge.

Etymology

Named after Auguste Kerckhoffs.

Frequently Paired Words

security through obscurity

Questions

What does kerckhoffs's principle mean?: The idea that a cryptosystem should be designed to be secure even if everything about the system, except the secret key, is public knowledge.
Where does kerckhoffs's principle come from?: Named after Auguste Kerckhoffs.

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