Symmetric key encryption

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System in which a different key (or set of keys) is used by each pair of trading partners to ensure that no one else can read their messages The same key is used for encryption and decryption. See also Private Key Cryptosystem.

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plural: Symmetric key encryptions
possessive: Symmetric key encryption's
pluralpossessive: Symmetric key encryptions'

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§1: System in which a different key (or set of keys) is used by each pair of trading partners to ensure that no one else can read their messages The same key is used for encryption and decryption. See also Private Key Cryptosystem.

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