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Key share

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-002364

One of n parameters (where n ≥ 2) such that among the n key shares, any k key shares (where k ≥ n) can be used to construct a key value, but having any k-1 or fewer key shares provides no knowledge of the (constructed) key value. Sometimes called a cryptographic key component or key split.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-002364
FieldCybersecurity
ReferencesNIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002364",
  "term": "Key share",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "One of n parameters (where n ≥ 2) such that among the n key shares, any k key shares (where k ≥ n) can be used to construct a key value, but having any k-1 or fewer key shares provides no knowledge of the (constructed) key value. Sometimes called a cryptographic key component or key split.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/key-share/"
}

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