cipher block chaining

cipher block chaining

[′sī·fər ‚bläk ‚chān·iŋ]
(communications)
A technique for block chaining in which each block of ciphertext is produced by adding, through the EXCLUSIVE OR operation, the previous block of ciphertext to the current block of plaintext. Abbreviated CBC.
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