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Public-key validation

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-003379

The procedure whereby the recipient of a public key checks that the key conforms to the arithmetic requirements for such a key in order to thwart certain types of attacks.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-003379
FieldCybersecurity
ReferencesNIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2; NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 1 [Superseded]; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003379",
  "term": "Public-key validation",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "The procedure whereby the recipient of a public key checks that the key conforms to the arithmetic requirements for such a key in order to thwart certain types of attacks.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 2; NIST SP 800-56B Rev. 1 [Superseded]",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/public-key-validation/"
}

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