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P

Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

None

Definition(s):

  Plaintext
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-20 under P

  3.14159… unless defined otherwise for a specific test.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-22 Rev. 1a under p

  The payload.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-38C under P

  The plaintext.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-38D under P
NIST SP 800-38F under P

  An FFC domain parameter; an odd prime number that determines the size of the finite field GF(p).
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-56A Rev. 2 under p [Superseded]

  First prime factor of the RSA modulus n.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2 under p
NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 1 under p [Superseded]