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Glossary: Security+ Exam Prep 1: Strategy and Objective Review

Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC)

Also written: ECC

An asymmetric method that gets the same strength from much shorter keys: a 256-bit ECC key is about as strong as a 3072-bit RSA key.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA)Key length