Asymmetric key
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A cipher technique in which different cryptographic keys are used to encrypt and decrypt a message Scope Note: See Public key encryption.
MWEISACA Cybersecurity Glossary
Senses
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2
Two related keys, a public key and a private key that are used to perform complementary operations, such as encryption and decryption or signature generation and signature verification.
Classifications
Entity Type
Credential0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity
Restricted85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class
—80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants
- acronym
- public key
- alternatephrasing
- Asymmetric Keys
- plural
- Asymmetric keysAsymmetric Keyses
- possessive
- Asymmetric key'sAsymmetric Keys's
- pluralpossessive
- Asymmetric keys'Asymmetric Keyses'