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Tag

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

authentication tag
TEMPEST Advisory Group
Transponder

Definitions:

  An electronic device that communicates with RFID readers. A tag can function as a beacon or it can be used to convey information such as an identifier.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-98

  See Tag
Sources:
NIST SP 800-98 under Transponder

  A cryptographic checksum on data that is designed to reveal both accidental errors and the intentional modification of the data.
Sources:
NIST IR 8459 under authentication tag