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Encrypted Key

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

A cryptographic key that has been encrypted using an Approved security function with a key encrypting key, a PIN, or a password in order to disguise the value of the underlying plaintext key.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Credential0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Sensitivity

Regulated88%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

Cui78%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants

plural
Encrypted Keys
possessive
Encrypted Key's
pluralpossessive
Encrypted Keys'