key escrow
<security> A controversial arrangement where the keys needed to decrypt
encrypted data must be held in escrow by a third party so that government
agencies can obtain them to decrypt messages which they suspect to be relevant
to national security.
(1999-12-14)
Nearby terms:
Keyboard Send Receive « Keyed-Hashing Message
Authentication « Keyed Sequenced Data Set « key
escrow » key field » key frame » KeyNote
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