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)
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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)
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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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