key
nounid
3064·updated May 12, 2026candidate
A parameter used in conjunction with a cryptographic algorithm that determines its operation. Examples applicable to this Standard include: 1. The computation of a digital signature from data, and 2. The verification of a digital signature.
polysemous
Attested in
No recorded attestations. They are written when an MWE tagging stage is completed, stamped with the pack version and the document’s digest.
Classifications
Entity Type
Credential0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
Sensitivity
—85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Information Class
—78%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Variants
- synonym
- cayheadstonekey fruitkeystonepaintsamaratonalitywinder
- alternatephrasing
- Key
- plural
- keys
- possessive
- key's
- pluralpossessive
- keys'
Framework definitions
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
- §1
- The numerical value used to control cryptographic operations, such as decryption, encryption, signature generation, or signature verification.
- §1
- A numerical value used to control cryptographic operations, such as decryption, encryption, signature generation, or signature verification.
- §2 · sense_2_pending_review
- A parameter used in conjunction with a cryptographic algorithm that determines its operation. Examples applicable to this Standard include: 1. The computation of a digital signature from data, and 2. The verification of a digital signature.
- §1
- A numerical value used to control cryptographic operations, such as decryption, encryption, signature generation, or signature verification.
- §1
- A value used to control cryptographic operations, such as decryption, encryption, signature generation, or signature verification.
- §1
- A parameter used in conjunction with a cryptographic algorithm that determines its operation. Examples applicable to this Standard include: 1. The computation of a digital signature from data, and 2. The verification of a digital signature.
- §1
- a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
- §2
- a kilogram of a narcotic drug
- §3
- metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- §4
- a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
- §5
- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
- §6
- mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
- §7
- pitch of the voice
- §8
- something crucial for explaining
- §9
- a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
- §10
- a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
- §11
- a list of answers to a test
- §12
- any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
- §13
- (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court
- §14
- a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
- §1 · legacy_primary
- A parameter used in conjunction with a cryptographic algorithm that determines its operation. Examples applicable to this Standard include: 1. The computation of a digital signature from data, and 2. The verification of a digital signature.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
Outgoing relationships
- related
- →symmetric keynoun
- →private keynoun
- →public keynoun
- →secret keynoun
Incoming relationships
- related