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Key Pair

Key Pair: A public key and its corresponding private key; a key pair is used with a public key algorithm.

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A public key and its corresponding private key; a key pair is used with a public key algorithm.

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Two mathematically related keys having the properties that:

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Definition 3

A term from PUBLIC-KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY, referring to two keys that are mathematically related – a PUBLIC KEY for encrypting data and a corresponding PRIVATE KEY for decrypting data. The public key may safely be revealed since examining it reveals nothing about the private key.

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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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The Cyber Glossary
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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