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What is Initialization Vector (IV)

Chapter 413
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
A random value, which is an input to a cryptographic algorithm. By using the IV, two encryptions of the same information will never be the same, thus avoiding known ciphertext attacks.
Published in Chapter:
A Survey of Attack Mechanisms on Infrastructure-Mode 802.11 Wireless Networks and Their Detection
Juan Manuel Madrid (Universidad Icesi, Colombia)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch413
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Chapter 23
End-to-End Security Comparisons Between IEEE 802.16e and 3G Technologies
IV is a block of bit streams that is attached to every security data to produce a unique and independent stream for encryption.
Published in Chapter: End-to-End Security Comparisons Between IEEE 802.16e and 3G Technologies; From: Handbook of Research on Wireless Security
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Chapter 46
Security and Privacy Approaches for Wireless Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANs & MANs)
Generally used as a term for exposed keying material in cryptographic headers; most often used with block ciphers. WEP exposes 24 bits of the secret key to the world in the frame header, even though WEP is based on a stream cipher.
Published in Chapter: Security and Privacy Approaches for Wireless Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANs & MANs); From: Handbook of Research on Wireless Security
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Chapter 34
Six Keys to Improving Wireless Security
A string of bits used to pad the initial block of text that is to be encrypted.
Published in Chapter: Six Keys to Improving Wireless Security; From: Handbook of Research on Information Security and Assurance
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Chapter 10
Lightweight Cryptography in Cloud-Based IoT: An Analytical Approach
A random number used to encrypt data along with a secret key. It is also called nonce – “number occurring once” that can be used only once in an encryption process.
Published in Chapter: Lightweight Cryptography in Cloud-Based IoT: An Analytical Approach; From: Integration and Implementation of the Internet of Things Through Cloud Computing
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