key escrow

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key escrow

In cryptography, placing a secret key into the hands of a trusted third party. See key management.

(security)

key escrow - A controversial arrangement where the keys needed to decrypt encrypted data must be held in escrow by a third party so that government agencies can obtain them to decrypt messages which they suspect to be relevant to national security.

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