Defined term
Update (a Certificate)
Update (a Certificate): (a key) Automatic or manual cryptographic process that irreversibly modifies the state of a COMSEC key, equipment, device, or system.
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Definition
(a key) Automatic or manual cryptographic process that irreversibly modifies the state of a COMSEC key, equipment, device, or system.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
The act or process by which data items bound in an existing public key certificate, especially authorizations granted to the subject, are changed by issuing a new certificate. (SP 800-32; CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
- Definition 3
Automatic or manual cryptographic process that irreversibly modifies the state of a COMSEC key. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
Sources
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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The Cyber Glossary
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