symmetric key
nounid
4306·updated Aug 30, 2026verified· unreviewed
A cryptographic key that is used to perform both the cryptographic operation and its inverse, for example to encrypt and decrypt, or create a message authentication code and to verify the code.
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Entity Type
Credential0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
Sensitivity
Restricted85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Information Class
Cui78%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Variants
- plural
- symmetric keys
- possessive
- symmetric key's
- pluralpossessive
- symmetric keys'
Framework definitions
- §1
- A cryptographic key that is used in a symmetric cryptographic algorithm.
National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
- §1 · extended_definition_available
- A cryptographic key that is used to perform both the cryptographic operation and its inverse, for example to encrypt plaintext and decrypt ciphertext, or create a message authentication code and to verify the code.
- §1
- A cryptographic key that is used to perform both the cryptographic operation and its inverse, for example to encrypt and decrypt, or create a message authentication code and to verify the code.
- §2 · sense_2_pending_review
- A single cryptographic key that is used with a secret (symmetric) key algorithm.
- §1
- A cryptographic key that is used to perform both the cryptographic operation and its inverse, for example to encrypt and decrypt, or create a message authentication code and to verify the code.
- §1
- A cryptographic key that is used to perform both the cryptographic operation and its inverse, for example to encrypt and decrypt, or create a message authentication code and to verify the code.
- §1
- A single cryptographic key that is used with a secret (symmetric) key algorithm.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- A cryptographic key that is used to perform both the cryptographic operation and its inverse, for example to encrypt and decrypt, or create a message authentication code and to verify the code.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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- ←cryptographic algorithmnoun
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