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Glossary

ENKey Pair 
1. Two mathematically related keys having the properties that (1) one key can be used to encrypt a message that can only be decrypted using the other key, and 2) even knowing one key, it is computationally infeasible to discover the other key.

(Source: NIST SP 800-32)

2. A public key and its corresponding private key used with a public key algorithm.

(Source: RFC 2828)


TC/SC:57Terms     Info     Publications
Published in:IEC 62351-2, ed. 1.0 (2008-08) Terms     Info
Reference number:2.2.122
Source:NIST SP 800-32, RFC 2828

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