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Public Seed

nounid 3734·updated May 9, 2026
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A starting value for a pseudorandom number generator. The value produced by the random number generator may be made public. The public seed is often called a “salt.”

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Entity Type

Data85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

Public90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Public Seeds
possessive
Public Seed's
pluralpossessive
Public Seeds'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A starting value for a pseudorandom number generator. The value produced by the random number generator may be made public. The public seed is often called a “salt.”
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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A starting value for a pseudorandom number generator. The value produced by the random number generator may be made public. The public seed is often called a “salt.”
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A starting value for a pseudorandom number generator. The value produced by the random number generator may be made public. The public seed is often called a “salt.”
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