Glossary of Terms

Computer language used to describe an electronic circuit. This language can describe the functions performed by the circuit (behavioral description) or the logic gates used by the circuit (structural description)

Physical computing device that safeguards and manages digital keys, performs encryption and decryption functions for digital signatures, strong authentication and other cryptographic functions. A hardware security module contains one or more secure cryptoprocessor chips

keyed-hash message authentication code or hash-based message authentication code is a specific type of message authentication code (MAC) involving a cryptographic hash function and a secret cryptographic key. As with any MAC, it may be used to simultaneously verify both the data integrity and the authenticity of a message.