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Diffie-Hellman

Diffie-Hellman proper noun: a particular mechanism for key exchange in cryptographic communications.

diffie-hellman: a particular mechanism for key exchange in cryptographic communications
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Proper noun

Diffie-Hellman

  1. A particular mechanism for key exchange in cryptographic communications.

Origin of Diffie-Hellman

Named after Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman.

Questions about Diffie-Hellman

What does Diffie-Hellman mean?
Diffie-Hellman means a particular mechanism for key exchange in cryptographic communications.
What part of speech is Diffie-Hellman?
Diffie-Hellman is a proper noun.

Words near Diffie-Hellman in the dictionary

  1. diffidencies
  2. diffidency
  3. diffident
  4. diffidently
  5. diffidentness
  6. Diffie-Hellman
  7. diffine
  8. diffing
  9. diffinitive
  10. diffission
  11. diffix

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