Information, Computer and Network Security Terms Glossary and Dictionary

Symmetric Cryptography

Symmetric Cryptography is a branch of cryptography involving algorithms that use the same key for two different steps of the algorithm (such as encryption and decryption, or signature creation and signature verification). Symmetric cryptography is sometimes called "secret-key cryptography" (versus public-key cryptography) because of the entities that share the key.

Related Terms

Symmetric Cryptography