Glossary of cryptographic keys

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Key list for a German World War II Enigma machine Enigma keylist 3 rotor.jpg
Key list for a German World War II Enigma machine

This glossary lists types of keys as the term is used in cryptography, as opposed to door locks. Terms that are primarily used by the U.S. National Security Agency are marked (NSA). For classification of keys according to their usage see cryptographic key types.

A sample NSA one-time pad NSA DIANA one time pad.tiff
A sample NSA one-time pad

See also

References

  1. "Chapter 5. Barbican Hardware Security Module (HSM) Integration Red Hat OpenStack Platform 15".