key pair

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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Two mathematically related keys having the properties that (1) one key can be used to encrypt a message that can only be decrypted using the other key, and 2) even knowing one key, it is computationally infeasible to discover the other key.

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Variants

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plural: key pairs
possessive: key pair's
pluralpossessive: key pairs'

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