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secret key
1. A key that is intended for use by a limited number of correspondents for encryption and decryption. 2. In a symmetric cryptographic algorithm the key shared between two entities. 3. In a symmetric encipherment algorithm the key shared between two entities.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Telecommunications
- Category: General telecom
- Company: ATIS
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