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Kerckhoffs's principle: a standalone construct

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the principle that a cryptosystem should stay secure even when everything about it except the key is known to the enemy.

In computer security, Kerckhoffs's principle refers to the principle that a cryptosystem should stay secure even when everything about it except the key is known to the enemy. This meaning comes from Shannon (1949) in Bell System Technical Journal.[1]

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References

  1. Shannon, C. E. (1949). Communication Theory of Secrecy Systems. Bell System Technical Journal, 28(4), 656-715. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1538-7305.1949.tb00928.x

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