Key Management
Key Management: Activities involving the handling of cryptographic keys and other related security parameters (e.g., passwords) during the entire life cycle…
Definition
Activities involving the handling of cryptographic keys and other related security parameters (e.g., passwords) during the entire life cycle of the keys, including their generation, storage, establishment, entry and output, and zeroization.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
Activities involving handling of cryptographic keys and other related security parameters during the entire life cycle of the keys.
- Definition 3
The activities involving the handling of cryptographic keys and other related security parameters (e.g. passwords) during the entire life cycle of the keys, including their generation, storage, establishment, entry and output, and destruction.
- Definition 4
Activities involving handling of cryptographic keys and other related security parameters (such as passwords) during the entire life cycle of the keys, including their generation, storage, establishment, entry and output, zeroization, and revocation.
- Definition 5
The activities involving the handling of cryptographic keys and other related security parameters (e.g., IVs and passwords) during the entire life cycle of the keys, including their generation, storage, establishment, entry and output, and zeroization. SOURCE: FIPS 140-2; CNSSI-4009
- Definition 6
“Activities involving the handling of cryptographic keys and other related security parameters (e.g., passwords) during the entire life cycle of the keys, including their generation, storage, establishment, entry and output, and zeroization.” 2005 VVSG GLOSSARY.