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Key Exchange

nounid 3071·updated May 9, 2026
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Process of exchanging public keys (and other information) in order to establish secure communications.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Process92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Key Exchanges
possessive
Key Exchange's
pluralpossessive
Key Exchanges'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
The process of exchanging public keys in order to establish secure communications.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
Process of exchanging public keys (and other information) in order to establish secure communications.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Process of exchanging public keys (and other information) in order to establish secure communications.
NIST SP 800-321 senseview framework →
§1
The process of exchanging public keys in order to establish secure communications.

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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