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Key de-registration

Definition(s):

  A function in the lifecycle of keying material; the marking of all keying material records and associations to indicate that the key is no longer in use.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 4 [Superseded]
NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 3 [Superseded]

  A stage in the lifecycle of keying material; the removal of all records of keying material that was registered by a registration authority.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-57 Part 2 [Superseded]

  A function in the lifecycle of a cryptographic key; the marking of a key or the information associated with it (e.g., metadata) to indicate that the key is no longer in use.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 5