key

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

A parameter used in conjunction with a cryptographic algorithm that determines its operation. Examples applicable to this Standard include: 1. The computation of a digital signature from data, and 2. The verification of a digital signature.

polysemousNISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

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National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon

The numerical value used to control cryptographic operations, such as decryption, encryption, signature generation, or signature verification.

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

A numerical value used to control cryptographic operations, such as decryption, encryption, signature generation, or signature verification.

NIST SP 800-63

A value used to control cryptographic operations, such as decryption, encryption, signature generation, or signature verification.

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a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple

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a kilogram of a narcotic drug

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metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

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a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed

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the central building block at the top of an arch or vault

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mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)

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pitch of the voice

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something crucial for explaining

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a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access

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a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations

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a list of answers to a test

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any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music

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(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court

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a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

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Variants

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