Metadata (Dictionary Term)
- David Doret
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).
(Barker, 2020, p. 6)
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