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ADB: Actual Data Block
AES: Advanced Encryption Standard
AESKW: AES Key Wrap (ANS X9.102)
AIX®: Advanced Interactive Executive operating system
ANS: American National Standards
ANSI: American National Standards Institute
API: Application Programming Interface
APAR: Authorized Problem Analysis Report
ASCII: American National Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASN: Abstract Syntax Notation
ATC: Application Transaction Counter
ATM: Automated Teller Machine
BC: Block Contents
BDK: Base Derivation Key
BER: ASN.1 Basic Encoding Rules
CA: Certification Authority
CBC: Cipher block chaining
CCA: Common Cryptographic Architecture
CKDS: Cryptographic Key Data Set
CKSN: Current-Key Serial Number
CMAC: Block Cipher-based Message Authentication Code Algorithm (analogous to HMAC), NIST SP 800-38B
CMB: Combined key storage
CMK: Current Master Key
CMS: Cryptographic Message Syntax
CNI: Coprocessor Node Initialization
CNM: Cryptographic Node Management (utility)
CPACF: Central Processor Assist for Cryptographic Functions
CRDL-DSA: CRYSTALS-Dilithium Digital Signature Algorithm
CRT: Chinese Remainder Theorem
CSC: Card Security Code
CV: Control Vector
CVC: Card verification code used by MasterCard
CVK: Card Verification Key
CVV: Card verification value used by VISA
DEA: Data Encryption Algorithm
DES: Data Encryption Standard
DK: Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft (German Banking Industry Committee). Formerly known as ZKA.
DMA: Direct Memory Access
DOW: Day of the Week
DRBG: Deterministic Random Bit Generator
DRBGVS: Deterministic Random Bit Generator Validation System (NIST SP 800-90A)
DSA: Digital Signature Algorithm
DSS: Digital Signature Standard
DUKPT: Derived Unique Key Per Transaction
EBCDIC: Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EC: Elliptic Curve
ECB: Electronic codebook
ECC: Elliptic Curve Cryptography
ECDH: Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman
ECDSA: Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
ECI: Eurocheque International
EDE: Encipher-Decipher-Encipher
EEPROM: Electrically Erasable, Programmable Read-Only Memory
EID: Environment Identification
EPP: Encrypting PIN PAD
FCV: function control vector
FIPS: Federal Information Processing Standards
FPE: Format Preserving Encryption
GBP: German Bank Pool
HMAC: Keyed Hash MAC
HSM: Hardware Security Module
IBM®: International Business Machines
ICSF: Integrated Cryptographic Service Facility.
ICV: Initial Chaining Value
IEC: International Electrotechnical Commission
IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force
I/O: Input/Output
IPEK: Initial PIN Encryption Key
IPL: initial program load
ISO: International Organization for Standardization.
ISO/DIS: International Organization for Standardization/Draft International Standard
ISO/FDIS: International Organization for Standardization/Final Draft International Standard
JNI: Java™ Native Interface
KC: Key Confirmation
KDF: Key Derivation Function
KEK: Key-Encrypting Key
KVP: key verification pattern
LRC: longitudinal redundancy check
LSB: least significant bit
MAC: Message Authentication Code
MD5: Message Digest-5 Hash Algorithm
MDC: Modification Detection Code
MDK: Master-Derivation Key
MFK: Master File Key
MK: Master Key
MKVP: Master-Key Verification Pattern
MSB: Most significant bit
NIST: US National Institute of Science and Technology
NMK: New Master Key
OAEP: Optimal asymmetric encryption padding
OCSP: Open Certificate Status Protocol
OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer
OID: Object Identifier
OMK: Old Master Key
OPK: Object Protection Key
PAN: Personal Account Number
PBF: PIN Block Format
PCI: Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCIe: PCI Express
PCI-X: PCI Extended
PCICA: PCI Cryptographic Accelerator
PCICC: PCI Cryptographic Coprocessor
PCIXCC: PCI X Cryptographic Coprocessor
PIN: Personal Identification Number
PKA: public key algorithm
PKCS: Public Key Cryptographic Standards (RSA Data Security, Inc.)
PKDS: Public key data set (PKA cryptographic key data set)
PKI: public key infrastructure
POST: Power-On Self Test
PRNG: Pseudo Random Number Generator
PROM: Programmable Read-Only Memory
PRW: PIN reference word/value
PVV: PIN Validation Value
RA: Registration Authority
RACF®: Resource Access Control Facility
RAM: Random Access Memory
RFC: Request for Comments
RHEL: Red Hat Enterprise Linux®
RNG: Random Number Generator
ROM: Read-Only Memory
RPM: RPM Package Manager (originally: Red Hat Package Manager)
RSA: Rivest, Shamir, and Adleman
SEC 2: Standards for Efficient Cryptography 2
SECG: Standards for Efficient Cryptography Group
SET: Secure Electronic Transaction
SHA: Secure Hash Algorithm
SLES: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SNA: Systems Network Architecture
SSL: Secure Sockets Layer
TDEA: Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (see also TDES)
TDES: Triple DES (Data Encryption Standard) or TDEA
TKE: Trusted key entry
TLS: Transport Layer Security
TLV: Tag, Length, Value
TMK: Terminal Master Key
TVV: Token-validation value
UAT: UDX Authority Table
UDF: User-defined function
UDK: User-derived key
UDP: User Developed Program
UDX: User Defined Extension
UKPT: Unique Key Per Transaction
UTC: Coordinated Universal Time
VIS: Visa Integrated Circuit Card Specification
XOR: Exlusive-OR