secret key

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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A cryptographic key that is used with a secret-key (symmetric) cryptographic algorithm that is uniquely associated with one or more entities and is not made public. The use of the term “secret” in this context does not imply a classification level, but rather implies the need to protect the key from disclosure.

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Classifications

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Entity Type

Credential95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Sensitivity

Restricted90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Information Class

Cui75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

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Variants

3 surface forms

plural: secret keys
possessive: secret key's
pluralpossessive: secret keys'

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