Public journalism
noun
See citizen journalism
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cryptography, standard (PKCS) A set of standards for public-key cryptography, developed by RSA Data Security, Inc. in cooperation with an informal consortium, originally including Apple, Microsoft, DEC, Lotus, Sun and MIT. The PKCS have been cited by the OSI Implementers’ Workshop (OIW) as a method for implementation of OSI standards. PKCS includes both algorithm-specific and […]
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