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)
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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)
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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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