Keying Material (Dictionary Entry)

Owned by David Doret
05-16-2020
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Contexts

Cryptography

Term

Keying Material

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Definitions

Keying material includes a cryptographic key and other material (e.g., an Initialization Vector (IV) or domain parameters) to be used during the execution of a cryptographic algorithm.

Related Terms

  • Cryptographic Key Component Term

Quotes

Keying material includes a cryptographic key and other material (e.g., an Initialization Vector (IV) or domain parameters) to be used during the execution of a cryptographic algorithm.

(Barker, 2020, p. 6)

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