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Authentication tag

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Definition[]

An authentication tag is

“ [a] pair of bit strings associated to data to provide assurance of its authenticity.[1] ”

References[]

  1. ↑ NIST, Glossary of Key Information Security Terms (Feb. 2011) (full-text).
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