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Shared Secret

nounid 4143·updated May 12, 2026
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A secret used in authentication that is known to the Claimant and the Verifier.

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Credential0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Restricted85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Shared Secrets
possessive
Shared Secret's
pluralpossessive
Shared Secrets'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
A secret used in authentication that is known to the Claimant and the Verifier.
NIST SP 800-631 senseview framework →
§1
A secret used in authentication that is known to the Claimant and the Verifier.

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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