What does ECC stand for?

Elliptic Curve Cryptography (encryption)

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Information technology (IT) and computers
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Samples in periodicals archive:

The new hardware platform is Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) ready, to support future payment system requirements.

China: Thales Launches Next Generation Hardware Module for Payment ...

Kohel noted that the advantage of elliptic curve cryptography lies in its immunity to the specialised attacks that have eroded the strength of RSA, with the result that smaller keys can be used to provide a given level of protection.

Mathematical theory of elliptic curves may help strengthen IT security

Last week, RIM placed a sweetened bid for Certicom, maker of patented elliptic curve cryptography products, which are extremely efficient, high-security solutions for smartphone platforms, Carmi Levy, technology analyst at Gazelle Insights, told SCMagazineUS.

RIM wins battle for cryptography company Certicom

Work is arranged in sections on side channel attacks and countermeasures, differential fault analysis, fault security of hardware and software, fault security of elliptic curve cryptography, and fault security of public key cryptography.

Fault diagnosis and tolerance in cryptography; proceedings

Suite B algorithms include Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) prime elliptic curves, Advanced Encryption Standard, and the SHA-2 series of hash functions, as defined by the NSA.

SPYRUS SECURITY DEVICES ACHIEVE ENTRUST READY STATUS

Partnership Certicom The two companies will offer Corporation a hardware-based cryptographic security platform for implementing Elliptic Curve Cryptography in support of the National Security Agency's Suite B encryption requirements.

Strategic moves

The patents-in-suit are two of Certicom's fundamental patents used in consumer electronics, in particular its world-leading version of Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC).

CERTICOM INITIATES LITIGATION AGAINST SONY

Adopted by the National Security Agency (NSA) for classified and sensitive but unclassified government communications, Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) provides the most security per bit of any known public-key scheme.

CERTICOM LAUNCHES SUITE B WEB SECURITY POWER BUNDLE