symmetric key

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

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A cryptographic key that is used to perform both the cryptographic operation and its inverse, for example to encrypt and decrypt, or create a message authentication code and to verify the code.

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Variants

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

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