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Plaintext Key

nounid 3603·updated Aug 30, 2026
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An unencrypted cryptographic key.

MWE

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Classifications

Entity Type

Credential0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Restricted88%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Plaintext Keys
possessive
Plaintext Key's
pluralpossessive
Plaintext Keys'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
An unencrypted cryptographic key.
FIPS PUB 140-21 senseview framework →
§1
An unencrypted cryptographic key.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
An unencrypted cryptographic key.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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