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ITL Bulletin

Generating Secure Cryptographic Keys: A Critical Component of Cryptographic Key Management and the Protection of Sensitive Information

Date Published: December 2012

Author(s)

Shirley Radack (NIST)

Abstract

Keywords

asymmetric keys; authentication; cryptographic keys; cryptographic modules; cyber security; decryption; encryption; information security; information systems; key generation; key management; public keys; private keys; random bit generation; security management; symmetric keys; security requirements; security risks
Control Families

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Documentation

Publication:
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Supplemental Material:
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Document History:
12/19/12: ITL Bulletin (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

cryptography