Kerckhoffs's assumption

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cryptography principle
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kerckhoffs's_principle
gptkbp:appliesTo cryptographic system design
gptkbp:describes security of a cryptosystem should not depend on secrecy of the algorithm
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Auguste_Kerckhoffs
1883
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kerckhoffs's assumption
gptkbp:influenced modern cryptography
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:La_Cryptographie_Militaire
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Shannon's_maxim
gptkbp:state A cryptosystem should be secure even if everything about the system, except the key, is public knowledge.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kerckhoff's_principle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7