Passphrase
A Passphrase is a string of characters much longer than the usual password (which is typically from four to 16 characters long). Passphrases are typically used in creating a digital signature or in encryption/decryption operations.
In the e-Capsule?„? system, the passphrase is also used during the user authentication procedure.
Your e-Capsule?„? passphrase must be at least 10 characters long and can be up to 255 characters long. The passphrase may contain any character (including spaces and symbols).
Privacy
Privacy entails keeping data confidential while in transit and in storage from end to end of the transaction lifecycle or information exchange. It also constitutes the policy surrounding the use and disclosure of this information within the enterprise.
Private key
The portion of a key pair that is kept secret by the owner of the key pair. Private keys sign or decrypt data.
Public Key Algorithms
Also called asymmetric algorithms, public key algorithms are such that the encryption key is different from the decryption key. Furthermore, none of the two keys can be calculated from the other in any reasonable amount of time. These algorithms are called public to indicate that one of the two keys can be made public, while the other key can be used privately.
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
A system that provides the basis for establishing and maintaining a trustworthy networking environment through the generation and distribution of keys and certificates. In public key cryptography, a public and private key are created simultaneously using the same asymmetric algorithm (such as RSA) by a certificate authority (CA). The private key is given only to the requesting party and the public key is made publicly available (as part of a digital certificate) in a directory that all parties can access. The private key is never shared with anyone or sent across the Internet. One can use the private key to decrypt text that has been encrypted with the public key by someone else (who can obtain the public key from a public directory).
