Glossary: Cryptography and PKI
Kerckhoffs's principle
A system should stay secure even if everything about it except the key is public. So you trust published algorithms like AES and never rely on a secret, home-made cipher.
Glossary: Cryptography and PKI
A system should stay secure even if everything about it except the key is public. So you trust published algorithms like AES and never rely on a secret, home-made cipher.