private key |
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| Related Terms | decryption, encryption, public key |
| Description | A term used in cryptography and encryption. The private key is used by its owner to decrypt encrypted messages that have been encoding using a matching public key. If the private key ever becomes known to others, the security of the public/private key encryption system is compromised. |
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