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Key management system

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-002352

A system for the management of cryptographic keys and their metadata (e.g., generation, distribution, storage, backup, archive, recovery, use, revocation, and destruction). An automated key management system may be used to oversee, automate, and secure the key management process.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-002352
FieldCybersecurity
AbbreviationKMS
ReferencesNIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "A system for the management of cryptographic keys and their metadata (e.g., generation, distribution, storage, backup, archive, recovery, use, revocation, and destruction). An automated key management system may be used to oversee, automate, and secure the key management process.",
  "abbreviation": "KMS",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/key-management-system/"
}

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