Terms starting with “K”

A secure Internet voting protocol designed to remedy certain drawbacks of SENSUS, described in the paper "Towards a Practical, Secure, and Very Large Scale Online Election," by J....

A widely used authentication protocol developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In "classic" Kerberos, users share a secret password with a Key Distribution Cen...

1. A physical key for locking and unlocking voting machines, ballot boxes and other equipment for storing election materials. 2. A number or string used as data to an encryption or...

Functions of loading, storing, copying, and distributing the keys and producing the necessary audit information to support those functions. (System Unique). Source: NSTISSI No. 300...

A key-establishment procedure where resultant keying material is a function of information contributed by two or more participants, so that no party can predetermine the value of t...

The three cryptographic keys (Key1, Key2, Key3) that are used with a Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA) mode. (SP 800-67) (NISTIR)

The transport of a key and other keying material from an entity that either owns or generates the key to another entity that is intended to use the key. Source: NIST SP 800-57 Part...

COMSEC facility generating and distributing key in electronic form.

A key that encrypts other key (typically traffic encryption keys (TEKs)) for transmission or storage. Source: CNSSI No. 4005 (COMSEC) The retention of the private component of the...

An envelope containing keys to voting machines in a precinct. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §18:553(A).

The processes of managing (e.g., generating, storing, transferring, auditing) the two components of a cryptographic key by two key component holders. (FIPS 185) (NISTIR) A deposit...

The system responsible for storing and providing a mechanism for obtaining copies of private keys associated with encryption certificates, which are necessary for the recovery of e...

A function in the lifecycle of keying material; the process by which cryptographic keys are securely established among cryptographic modules using manual transport methods (e.g., k...

Process of exchanging public keys (and other information) in order to establish secure communications. Note: See related term "key transport". Source: NIST SP 800-32 (adapted)

Routine used to generate a series of Round Keys from the Cipher Key. (FIPS 197) (NISTIR)

Random numbers, pseudo-random numbers, and cryptographic parameters used in generating cryptographic keys. Source: NIST SP 800-32

A printed series of key settings for a specific cryptonet. Key lists may be produced in list, pad, or printed tape format. Source: NSA/CSS Manual Number 3-16 (COMSEC)

A self-contained unit that is capable of storing at least one plaintext or encrypted cryptographic key or key component that can be transferred, upon request, into a cryptographic...

A program designed to record which keys are pressed on a computer keyboard used to obtain passwords or encryption keys and thus bypass other security measures. (SP 800-82) (NISTIR)

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 generat...

A unit that provides for secure electronic distribution of encryption keys to authorized users.

Any activity/organization that performs key management related functionality and has been assigned an electronic key management system (EKMS) ID. Source: CNSSI No. 4005 (COMSEC)

The framework and services that provide the generation, production, storage, protection, distribution, control, tracking, and destruction for all cryptographic keying material, sym...

A public key and its corresponding private key; a key pair is used with a public key algorithm. Source: NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev 3