handshake
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈhændˌʃeɪk/
- Specialized
:
apretón de manos
- The entity finally completed the elaborate secret handshake required to establish a connection across the local area network into a nearby workstation.
So when TCP starts off, it needs to do what we call a handshake.
- So when TCP starts off, it needs to do what we call a handshake.
- So the Ike protocol that's used in VPNs and the handshake using TLS or anytime you see HTTPS, this is the kind of thing you're going to see.
Examples
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During the secure connection setup, the two systems exchanged cryptographic keys during a handshake process.
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Both units should show eight data bits, one stop bit, no parity, and software handshake.
Academic text (2000) -
Ownership of the BSN bus is established through a straightforward handshake algorithm, using request, grant, and command select control signals.
Academic text (1997) -
Yeah, I was thinking of the public key handshake that opens sessions, even if the session itself is encrypted with a symmetric algorithm.
Blog text (18) -
The L2-BSN buses are shared between the PUs and the MBAs and are controlled by pairs of BSN chips with a simple handshake protocol.
Academic text (1997) -
The handshake between the servers ensured that all data transmitted would be encrypted.
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To establish a secure link, the application uses a handshake to negotiate protocol settings.
Synonyms
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8.0
A short message exchange that proves identity and creates keys for secure communication
Two devices exchange signals to agree how to connect before sending data
Compounds
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5.5
Money that a company pays an employee when they leave, often to encourage early retirement
- Specialized
1
8.0
A short message exchange that proves identity and creates keys for secure communication
How Secure
- Texting
2
9.7
- Specialized
3
6.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the computing meaning of handshake is to think of two machines briefly 'shaking hands' to agree how to talk and keep the connection safe. So in technology a handshake is the short exchange that sets the rules for a secure connection.