Glossary of Compliance

Compliance Glossary

Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.

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Cryptographic Techniques

Cryptographic techniques are used to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of data in the presence of an antagonist. Various cryptographic methods based on the security needs and the threats involved, such as public key cryptography and symmetric key cryptography, can be used during the transit and storage of the data.

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