Key, code, or authentication information in physical, electronic, or magnetic form. It includes key tapes and list, codes, authenticators, one-time pads, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes containing keys, plugs, keyed microcircuits, electronically generated key, etc. Source: CNSSI No. 4005 (COMSEC)
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Key, code, or authentication information in physical, electronic, or magnetic form. It includes key tapes and list, codes, authenticators, one-time pads, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes containing keys, plugs, keyed microcircuits, electronically generated key, etc. Source: CNSSI No. 4005 (COMSEC)
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Keying Material. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/keying-material
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