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signing key

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-003955

The cryptographic key used to create a signature. In asymmetric cryptography, the signing key refers to the private key of the cryptographic key pair. In symmetric cryptography, the signing key is the symmetric key.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-003955
FieldCybersecurity
ReferencesNIST SP 800-63-4; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-003955",
  "term": "signing key",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "The cryptographic key used to create a signature. In asymmetric cryptography, the signing key refers to the private key of the cryptographic key pair. In symmetric cryptography, the signing key is the symmetric key.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-63-4",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/signing-key/"
}

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