Metadata (Dictionary Term)
Contexts | Cryptography |
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Term | Metadata |
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Definitions | Metadata is the information associated with a key that describes its specific characteristics, constraints, acceptable uses, ownership, etc. Portions of the metadata may be secret (e.g., the identity of the key’s owner in some cases). |
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Metadata is the information associated with a key that describes its specific characteristics, constraints, acceptable uses, ownership, etc. Portions of the metadata may be secret (e.g., the identity of the key’s owner in some cases).
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