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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

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Definition(s):

  The bit length of the nonce.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-38C under Nlen

  The byte length of the RSA modulus n. (Note that in FIPS 186, nlen refers to the bit length of n.)
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2

  Length in bytes of the RSA modulus n.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 1 [Superseded]

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