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Key encryption key (KEK)

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-002329

A key that encrypts other key [typically traffic encryption keys (TEKs)] for transmission or storage.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-002329
FieldCybersecurity
AbbreviationKEK
ReferencesCNSSI 4009-2022; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002329",
  "term": "Key encryption key (KEK)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "A key that encrypts other key [typically traffic encryption keys (TEKs)] for transmission or storage.",
  "abbreviation": "KEK",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2022",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/key-encryption-key-kek/"
}

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