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Biometry (Biometrics)

Uses individual body and behavior features to identify a person. Hence, biometric identification procedures are authentication by possession.

Block Cipher

An algorithm which processes the plaintext in groups of bits, called blocks, is called block algorithm or block cipher. Its alternative is called a stream cipher. Examples for block ciphers are Blowfish, CAST, IDEA, MARS, Rijndael, RC5, RC6, SAFER, Skipjack, Serpent and Twofish.

Brute Force Attack

An attack on a cryptographic algorithm, in which the entire key space is systematically searched.

BSI

The BSI (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, eng. Federal Office of Security in Information Technology) was founded in 1991. BSI promotes IT security in different areas and provides pertinent support. BSI issued product certifications are comparably recognized at ANSSI.

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