Media Access Control Security
Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-002642
Provides interoperable cryptographically- based security for Ethernet. The set of security services offered includes access control, connectionless integrity, data origin authentication, detection and rejection of replays (a form of partial sequence integrity) and confidentiality (via encryption).
| Identifier | MLC-T-CYB-002642 |
|---|---|
| Field | Cybersecurity |
| Abbreviation | MACsec |
| References | CNSSI 4009-2022; NIST CSRC Glossary |
Record as JSON
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"term": "Media Access Control Security",
"field": "Cybersecurity",
"definition": "Provides interoperable cryptographically- based security for Ethernet. The set of security services offered includes access control, connectionless integrity, data origin authentication, detection and rejection of replays (a form of partial sequence integrity) and confidentiality (via encryption).",
"abbreviation": "MACsec",
"references": [
"CNSSI 4009-2022",
"NIST CSRC Glossary"
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}
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