Kerckhoffs's principle

Cryptographic principle that states everything except the key can be public knowledge

Kerckhoffs's principle of cryptography was stated by Dutch-born cryptographer Auguste Kerckhoffs in the 19th century. The principle holds that a cryptosystem should be secure, even if everything about the system, except the key, is public knowledge. This concept is widely embraced by cryptographers, in contrast to security through obscurity, which is not.

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