key escrow
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key escrow
(security)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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key escrow
In cryptography, placing a secret key into the hands of a trusted third party. See key management.Copyright © 1981-2019 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.