Defined term
Key Escrow
Key Escrow: The retention of the private component of the key pair associated with a subscriber’s encryption certificate to support key recovery.
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Auditing
Definition
The retention of the private component of the key pair associated with a subscriber’s encryption certificate to support key recovery.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
The processes of managing (e.g., generating, storing, transferring, auditing) the two components of a cryptographic key by two key component holders. (FIPS 185) (NISTIR)
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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The Cyber Glossary
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