KEK

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002309",
  "term": "KEK",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A cryptographic key that is used for the encryption or decryption of other keys to provide confidentiality protection for those keys. Also known as a key-wrapping key.\n\n2. The key for the underlying block cipher of KW, KWP, or TKW. May be called a key-wrapping key in other documents.",
  "expansions": [
    "Key Exchange Key",
    "Key Encryption Key",
    "key-encryption key"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-88r2",
    "NIST SP 800-38F",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/kek/"
}