Key destruction

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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

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Definition(s):

To remove all traces of keying material so that it cannot be recovered by either physical or electronic means.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 4 [Superseded]
NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 3 [Superseded]

To remove all traces of a cryptographic key so that it cannot be recovered by either physical or electronic means.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5

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