Key-pair owner

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Definitions:

In asymmetric-key cryptography, the entity that is authorized to use the private key associated with a public key, whether that entity generated the key pair itself or a trusted party generated the key pair for the entity.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-133 Rev. 2

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