Encrypt means to encode Confidential Information into a format that can only be read by those possessing a “key;” a password, digital certificate or other mechanism available only to authorized users. Encryption must use a key length of at least 256 bits for symmetric keys, or 2048 bits for asymmetric keys. When a symmetric key is used, the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) must be used if available.
Encryption means methods of rendering personally identifiable information unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable to unauthorized persons through the use of a technology or methodology specified or permitted by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services in guidance issued under 42 USC Section 17932(h)(2).
Encrypted means the transformation of data into a form which results in a low probability of assigning meaning without the use of a protective process or key.
Encrypt or Encryption As defined in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Security Rule at 45 CFR § 164.304, encrypt means the use of an algorithmic process to transform Personally Identifiable Information into an unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable form in which there is a low probability of assigning meaning without use of a confidential process or key. - Release: Shall have the same meaning as Disclose - LEA: As used in this DPA and all Exhibits, the term LEA shall mean the educational agency, as defined in Education Law Section 2-d, that has executed the DPA; if the LEA is a board of cooperative educational services, then the term LEA shall also include Participating School Districts for purposes of the following provisions of the DPA: Article I, Section 2; Article II, Sections 1 and 3; and Sections 1, 2, and 3 of Article III.
Crypt means a chamber in a mausoleum of sufficient size to entomb the uncremated remains of a deceased person.