Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

needham-schroeder protocol

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: need-ham-schroed-er pro-to-col
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two key transport protocols for use over insecure networks, one based on symmetric encryption (and forming the basis of Kerberos) and the other on public-key cryptography.

Etymology

Proposed by Roger Needham and Michael Schroeder.

Inflected Forms

Needham-Schroeder protocols (plural)

Questions

What does needham-schroeder protocol mean?: Either of two key transport protocols for use over insecure networks, one based on symmetric encryption (and forming the basis of Kerberos) and the other on public-key cryptography.
Where does needham-schroeder protocol come from?: Proposed by Roger Needham and Michael Schroeder.

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