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Electronically Generated Key

nounid 2426·updated May 9, 2026
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Key generated in a COMSEC device by introducing (either mechanically or electronically) a seed key into the device and then using the seed, together with a software algorithm stored in the device, to produce the desired key.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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

Sensitivity

Regulated88%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

Cui85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Electronically Generated Keys
possessive
Electronically Generated Key's
pluralpossessive
Electronically Generated Keys'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Key generated in a COMSEC device by introducing (either mechanically or electronically) a seed key into the device and then using the seed, together with a software algorithm stored in the device, to produce the desired key.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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Key generated in a COMSEC device by introducing (either mechanically or electronically) a seed key into the device and then using the seed, together with a software algorithm stored in the device, to produce the desired key.

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