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Key destruction

Definition(s):

  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

  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NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 3 [Superseded]
NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 4 [Superseded]