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encapsulation key

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-001527

1. A cryptographic key produced by a KEM during key generation and used during the encapsulation process. The encapsulation key can be made public.

2. A cryptographic key produced by a KEM during key generation and used by the encapsulation algorithm.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-001527
FieldCybersecurity
ReferencesFIPS 203; NIST SP 800-227; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A cryptographic key produced by a KEM during key generation and used during the encapsulation process. The encapsulation key can be made public.\n\n2. A cryptographic key produced by a KEM during key generation and used by the encapsulation algorithm.",
  "references": [
    "FIPS 203",
    "NIST SP 800-227",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/encapsulation-key/"
}

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