Defined term
Link Encryption
Link Encryption: Encryption of information between nodes of a communications system.
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Encryption of information between nodes of a communications system.
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Link encryption encrypts all of the data along a communications path (e.g., a satellite link, telephone circuit, or T1 line). Since link encryption also encrypts routing data, communications nodes need to decrypt the data to continue routing. SOURCE: SP 800-12 Encryption of information between nodes of a communications system. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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The Cyber Glossary
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