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secret key

A cryptographic key that cannot be made public without compromising the security of the cryptographic method. In symmetric key cryptography, the secret key is used both to encrypt and decrypt the data. In asymmetric key cryptography, the secret key is paired with a public key. Whichever one is used to encrypt the data, the other is used to decrypt it. See also public key, public key cryptography.

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