Asymmetric key
nounid
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A cipher technique in which different cryptographic keys are used to encrypt and decrypt a message Scope Note: See Public key encryption.
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Credential0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
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Restricted85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Information Class
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Variants
- acronym
- public key
- alternatephrasing
- Asymmetric Keys
- plural
- Asymmetric keysAsymmetric Keyses
- possessive
- Asymmetric key'sAsymmetric Keys's
- pluralpossessive
- Asymmetric keys'Asymmetric Keyses'
Framework definitions
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- A cipher technique in which different cryptographic keys are used to encrypt and decrypt a message Scope Note: See Public key encryption.
- §1
- Two related keys, a public key and a private key that are used to perform complementary operations, such as encryption and decryption or signature generation and signature verification.
- §1
- Two related keys, a public key and a private key that are used to perform complementary operations, such as encryption and decryption or signature generation and signature verification.
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