private key
- Guideline or reference source
- FDAESG Electronic submission gateway - Appendix E - Glossary of terms
- Definition
- In secure communication, an algorithmic pattern used to encrypt messages that only the corresponding public key can decrypt. The private key is also used to decrypt messages that were encrypted by the corresponding public key. The private key is kept on the user’s system and is protected by a password. The private key is normally known only to the key owner. Messages are encrypted using the public key (see below) and decrypted using the private key. For digital signatures, however, a document is signed with a private key and authenticated with the corresponding public key.
- Related Term
- public key
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