key pair
nounid
3082·updated May 9, 2026candidate
Two mathematically related keys having the properties that (1) one key can be used to encrypt a message that can only be decrypted using the other key, and 2) even knowing one key, it is computationally infeasible to discover the other key.
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Classifications
Entity Type
Credential92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Sensitivity
Restricted85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Information Class
—60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Variants
- plural
- key pairs
- possessive
- key pair's
- pluralpossessive
- key pairs'
Framework definitions
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
- §1 · extended_definition_available
- A public key and its corresponding private key.
- §1
- Two mathematically related keys having the properties that (1) one key can be used to encrypt a message that can only be decrypted using the other key, and 2) even knowing one key, it is computationally infeasible to discover the other key.
- §2 · sense_2_pending_review
- A public key and its corresponding private key; a key pair is used with a public key algorithm.
- §1
- A public key and its corresponding private key; a key pair is used with a public key algorithm.
- §1
- Two mathematically related keys having the properties that (1) one key can be used to encrypt a message that can only be decrypted using the other key, and 2) even knowing one key, it is computationally infeasible to discover the other key.
- §1
- A public key and its corresponding private key; a key pair is used with a public key algorithm.
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