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Contingency Key

nounid 1991·updated May 9, 2026
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Key held for use under specific operational conditions or in support of specific contingency plans. See Reserve Keying Material.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Credential92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

Cui78%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Contingency Keys
possessive
Contingency Key's
pluralpossessive
Contingency Keys'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Key held for use under specific operational conditions or in support of specific contingency plans. See Reserve Keying Material.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Key held for use under specific operational conditions or in support of specific contingency plans. See Reserve Keying Material.

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