1. Basic Definition ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) is an asymmetric encryption algorithm that leverages the mathematical properties…

SHA-256 (Secure Hash Algorithm 256-bit) is a cryptographic hash function belonging to the SHA-2 family (designed by…

MD5 (Message-Digest Algorithm 5) Basic Definition MD5 is a widely used cryptographic hash function developed by Ronald…

Compression Algorithm Definition: A compression algorithm is a mathematical method that reduces the size of digital…

DEFLATE is a lossless data compression algorithm and format developed by Phil Katz (creator of PKZIP) and…

RSA is an asymmetric (public-key) cryptographic algorithm developed in 1977 by Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard…

LZ77 (Lempel-Ziv 1977) is a lossless data compression algorithm developed by Abraham Lempel and Jacob Ziv…

Error Correction (EC) refers to a set of techniques and algorithms used to detect and correct…

Forward Error Correction (FEC) Definition Forward Error Correction (FEC) is a signal processing technique used in data…

Definition: A checksum is a small, fixed-size value derived from a block of digital data (e.g.,…