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private key

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Noun

private key (plural private keys)

(cryptography) The unpublished key in asymmetric cryptography.
Synonym: secret key

Coordinate term: public key

Related terms

public-key cryptography

Translations

unpublished key

Catalan: clau privada f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 私鑰 / 私钥 (zh) (sīyào)
Czech: soukromý klíč m
Finnish: yksityinen avain
German: privater Schlüssel m
Hungarian: titkos kulcs
Icelandic: einkalykill m
Polish: klucz prywatny (pl) m

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