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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

Key Management

Definition(s):

The activities involving the handling of cryptographic keys and other related security parameters (e.g., initialization vectors) during the entire lifecycle of the keys, including their generation, storage, establishment, entry and output, use and destruction.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-12 Rev. 1 under Key Management NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 4

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