Mode of operation (mode)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002722",
  "term": "Mode of operation (mode)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "term_source": "Mode of Operation (Mode)",
  "definition": "1. An algorithm for the cryptographic transformation of data that is based on a block cipher.\n\n2. The value of the random sample that occurs with the greatest frequency. This value is not necessarily unique.\n\n3. An algorithm for the cryptographic transformation of data that features a symmetric key block cipher algorithm.\n\n4. An algorithm for the cryptographic transformation of data that features a symmetric key block cipher.\n\n5. See “block cipher mode of operation.”\n\n6. An algorithm that uses a block cipher algorithm as a cryptographic primitive to provide a cryptographic service, such as confidentiality or authentication.",
  "abbreviation": "mode",
  "synonyms": [
    "block cipher mode of operation",
    "mode of operation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NIST IR 8459; NIST SP 800-38D; NIST SP 800-38F",
    "NIST SP 800-55v1 from NIST Handbook 151",
    "NIST SP 800-38A; NIST SP 800-38C",
    "NIST SP 800-38B",
    "NIST SP 800-38F",
    "NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/mode-of-operation-mode/"
}