A | C | D | E | F | H | I | K | N | P | R | S | T | U | V | Z
Key and certificate management
Refers to generating keys for encryption and signing, storing the keys in certificates, and administering keys securely and transparently, so that they are provided to users where and when they are needed. Included in key and certificate management is key update. Keys should have limited lifetimes and be updated regularly in a secure, transparent manner.
Key backup and recovery
Key backup is the process of maintaining the user's decryption keys. Key recovery is the process of restoring the decryption keys. All organizations require decryption key backup and recovery capabilities to prevent data loss when users forget their password or lose their digital ID.
Key pair
This consists of the encryption public key and decryption private key. The public key portion of an encryption key pair is used to encrypt data which can be decrypted by the matching decryption private key.
Key size
The keys used to encrypt messages can usually be any one of a large number of values depending on the size of the key expressed in bits. Key size refers to the bit size of the key used by the specific encryption algorithm employed. Within the e-Capsule™ system, key sizes are 256-bit for file encryption and 2048-bit for key encryption.
A | C | D | E | F | H | I | K | N | P | R | S | T | U | V | Z
