Client Node

Primary definition

Enables customers to access primary services nodes (PRSNs) to obtain key management infrastructure (KMI) products and services and to generate, produce, and distribute traditional (symmetric) key products. The management client (MGC) configuration of the client node allows customers to operate locally, independent of a PRSN. Source: CNSSI No. 4005 (COMSEC)

Also known asMGC · Management Client
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Enables customers to access primary services nodes (PRSNs) to obtain key management infrastructure (KMI) products and services and to generate, produce, and distribute traditional (symmetric) key products. The management client (MGC) configuration of the client node allows customers to operate locally, independent of a PRSN. Source: CNSSI No. 4005 (COMSEC)

Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015 · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Client Node. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/client-node

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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015

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