public key cryptography
nounid
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Encryption system that uses a public-private key pair for encryption and/or digital signature.
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Classifications
Entity Type
Credential90%rule-basedr:entity.credential.cert.v1
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- asymmetric cryptographypublic key encryption
- plural
- public key cryptographies
- possessive
- public key cryptography's
- pluralpossessive
- public key cryptographies'
Framework definitions
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
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- A branch of cryptography in which a cryptographic system or algorithms use two uniquely linked keys: a public key and a private key (a key pair).
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- Encryption system that uses a public-private key pair for encryption and/or digital signature.
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- Encryption system that uses a public-private key pair for encryption and/or digital signature.
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