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Cryptographic Key Management System (CKMS) glossary
Terms used in Cryptographic Key Management System (CKMS) and its documentation.
Applies to Cryptographic Key Management System (CKMS) as it works today. Moraph updates the platform continuously, and this page is reviewed when it changes.
Terms used in Cryptographic Key Management System (CKMS) and its documentation.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| COMSEC account | The account that holds and is accountable for keying material. |
| Keying material | Keys and related items used by cryptographic equipment. |
| Short title | The identifier for a type of keying material. |
| Hand receipt | The record by which material is issued to a holder, who signs for it. |
| End cryptographic unit | A device, such as a radio, that uses key loaded into it. |
| Supersession | When an edition of key is replaced by the next and must be destroyed or zeroized. |
| Zeroize | To erase key from a device so it cannot be recovered. |
| Two-person integrity | A control where two authorized people must be present for an action. |
| Controlling authority | The authority that directs use, supersession and emergency action for a key. |
| Accounting legend | The code that sets how an item of keying material must be accounted for. |
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