Kerckhoffs’s principle

Summary

Kerckhoffs’s principle is a principle^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of principle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (774 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kerckhoffs’s principle's instance of is recorded as principle^[3].
• Auguste Kerckhoffs is named after Kerckhoffs’s principle^[4].
• Kerckhoffs’s principle's opposite of is recorded as security through obscurity^[5].
• Kerckhoffs’s principle's publication date is recorded as +1883-01-00T00:00:00Z^[6].
• Kerckhoffs’s principle's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dy4s^[7].
• Kerckhoffs’s principle's facet of is recorded as cryptography^[8].
• Kerckhoffs’s principle's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 152622171^[9].

Why It Matters

Kerckhoffs’s principle ranks in the top 3% of principle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (774 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[10] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[11]