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Entropy

Entropy: A measure of the amount of uncertainty that an Attacker faces to determine the value of a secret.

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A measure of the amount of uncertainty that an Attacker faces to determine the value of a secret. Entropy is usually stated in bits. (SP 800-63) (NISTIR)

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