public key cryptography

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

Encryption system that uses a public-private key pair for encryption and/or digital signature.

Framework senses

3 senses across 3 frameworks

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →

§1: A branch of cryptography in which a cryptographic system or algorithms use two uniquely linked keys: a public key and a private key (a key pair).

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →

§1: Encryption system that uses a public-private key pair for encryption and/or digital signature.

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: Encryption system that uses a public-private key pair for encryption and/or digital signature.