Key states

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-002368

1. A categorization of the states that a key can assume during its lifetime. See [NIST SP 800-57 Part 1].

2. The states through which a key transitions between its generation and its destruction. See Pre-activation state, Active state, Suspended state, Deactivated state, Compromised state, and Destroyed state.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-CYB-002368
Field	Cybersecurity
References	NIST SP 800-152; NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5; NIST CSRC Glossary

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002368",
  "term": "Key states",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A categorization of the states that a key can assume during its lifetime. See [NIST SP 800-57 Part 1].\n\n2. The states through which a key transitions between its generation and its destruction. See Pre-activation state, Active state, Suspended state, Deactivated state, Compromised state, and Destroyed state.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-152",
    "NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/key-states/"
}

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