Key Management Infrastructure (KMI)

Primary definition

The framework and services that provide the generation, production, storage, protection, distribution, control, tracking, and destruction for all cryptographic keying material, symmetric keys as well as public keys and public key certificates. Source: CNSSI No. 4005 (COMSEC)

Also known asKMI · key management system · key management framework
2 sources cited4 related termsReviewed Aug 9, 2026
Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015View source

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The framework and services that provide the generation, production, storage, protection, distribution, control, tracking, and destruction for all cryptographic keying material, symmetric keys as well as public keys and public key certificates. Source: CNSSI No. 4005 (COMSEC)

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

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Key Management Infrastructure (KMI). In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 29, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/key-management-infrastructure-kmi

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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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The Cyber Glossary
The Cyber Glossary

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