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secret key

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables
se-cret key
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of private key.

Etymology

Since the private key is kept secret, it can be called a “secret key” instead to distinguish between the abbreviations PK (public key) and SK (secret key, as opposed to *PK (“private key”)).

Inflected Forms

secret keys (plural)

Synonyms

private key

Questions

What does secret key mean?
Synonym of private key.
Where does secret key come from?
Since the private key is kept secret, it can be called a “secret key” instead to distinguish between the abbreviations PK (public key) and SK (secret key, as opposed to *PK (“private key”)).

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