message authentication code (MAC)

A message authentication code (MAC) is a cryptographic checksum on data that uses a session key to detect both accidental and intentional modifications of the data. 

Learn more about message authentication code:

Find out how an attacker cracks a symmetric key-based system.

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Last updated on: Nov 16, 2010 Editorial Director: Margaret Rouse

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