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electronically generated key

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-001509

Key generated in a COMSEC device by introducing (either mechanically or electronically) a seed key into the device and then using the seed, together with a software algorithm stored in the device, to produce the desired key.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-001509
FieldCybersecurity
ReferencesCNSSI 4009-2015; CNSSI 4009-2022; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-001509",
  "term": "electronically generated key",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "Key generated in a COMSEC device by introducing (either mechanically or electronically) a seed key into the device and then using the seed, together with a software algorithm stored in the device, to produce the desired key.",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2015; CNSSI 4009-2022",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/electronically-generated-key/"
}

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