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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

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Definition(s):

A procedure in which a new cryptographic key is generated in a manner that is independent of the (old) cryptographic key that it will replace. Contrast with Key update.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-133 [Superseded]

A procedure in which a new cryptographic key is generated in a manner that is independent of the (old) cryptographic key that it will replace.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-133 Rev.1 [Superseded]

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