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cascade cryptographique

English translation: multiple encryption

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French term or phrase:cascade cryptographique
English translation:multiple encryption
Entered by: Anne Greaves

13:28 Mar 19, 2019
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers: Software / Electronic voting systems
French term or phrase: cascade cryptographique
Hello all,
This comes from a proposal of assistance with staff elections using an electronic voting system. IT is not my strong point, would cascade cryptographique be a cascade cipher perhaps?
Thanks for any help.
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Anne Greaves
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:54
multiple encryption
Explanation:
I'd be inclined to use this expression, or "cascade ciphering" if you like:

"Multiple encryption is the process of encrypting an already encrypted message one or more times, either using the same or a different algorithm. It is also known as cascade encryption, cascade ciphering, multiple encryption, and superencipherment."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_encryption

"Cascade cipher" is also a possibility, but as I understand it, it tends to refer to multiple encryption using the same encryption scheme or key each time, whereas "multiple encryption", though it can mean this, tends to imply using different keys. I think this is probably the case with "cascade cryptographique", but it's difficult to be confirm what it means because this precise expression doesn't seem to occur on the Internet. Anyway, I think you'll be fine with "multiple encryption".

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Note added at 9 hrs (2019-03-19 22:57:37 GMT)
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This page is useful for background:
https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2012/02/02/multiple...
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 15:54
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multiple encryption


Explanation:
I'd be inclined to use this expression, or "cascade ciphering" if you like:

"Multiple encryption is the process of encrypting an already encrypted message one or more times, either using the same or a different algorithm. It is also known as cascade encryption, cascade ciphering, multiple encryption, and superencipherment."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_encryption

"Cascade cipher" is also a possibility, but as I understand it, it tends to refer to multiple encryption using the same encryption scheme or key each time, whereas "multiple encryption", though it can mean this, tends to imply using different keys. I think this is probably the case with "cascade cryptographique", but it's difficult to be confirm what it means because this precise expression doesn't seem to occur on the Internet. Anyway, I think you'll be fine with "multiple encryption".

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Note added at 9 hrs (2019-03-19 22:57:37 GMT)
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This page is useful for background:
https://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2012/02/02/multiple...

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 15:54
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for your help!

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agree  Adrian MM.: I was going to post a multi-level or multi-stage (as in tax) version, but you got there first!
10 hrs
  -> Thanks, Adrian (and welcome back!) :-)
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