Key Backup
A key backup is a protected copy or recovery representation of cryptographic key material used to restore signing or decryption capability. Operational…
Glossary terms starting with K
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Key Ceremony
A key ceremony is a formally controlled process for generating, activating, backing up, transferring, rotating, or destroying high-value cryptographic keys. It normally…
Key Compromise
Key Compromise is a confirmed or reasonably suspected loss of the confidentiality, integrity, authenticity, or exclusive control of a cryptographic key. It…
Key Custody
Key custody is the governance and protection of cryptographic keys throughout generation, storage, access, use, backup, recovery, rotation, and destruction. Secure use…
Key Derivation
Key derivation is the controlled creation of one or more cryptographic keys from a source secret, shared secret, password, seed, or master…
Key Escrow
Key escrow is an arrangement in which a cryptographic key, recovery component, or enough information to reconstruct it is held by an…
Key Loss Risk
Key loss risk is the possibility that cryptographic keys become unavailable, unusable, or irrecoverable, preventing access, signing, decryption, or control. A score…
Key Management
Key Management is the governed lifecycle of cryptographic keys, including generation, registration, storage, distribution, activation, rotation, backup, recovery, revocation, archival, and destruction.…
Key Management System (KMS)
Key Management System (KMS) is a system that manages cryptographic keys and their metadata through controlled generation, storage, access, use, rotation, recovery,…
Key Pair
Key Pair is a mathematically linked public key and private key used for asymmetric cryptographic operations such as signing and signature verification.…
Key Person Risk
Key Person Risk is the operational, governance, fraud, continuity, or compliance risk created when critical knowledge, authority, access, or relationships depend excessively…
Key Recovery
Key recovery is the controlled process of restoring access to cryptographic signing or decryption authority after the normal key path becomes unavailable.…
Key Revocation
Key revocation is the formal action of declaring that a cryptographic key must no longer be trusted for future authorization, signing, decryption,…
Key Risk
Key risk is the combined exposure arising from cryptographic key generation, custody, use, availability, rotation, recovery, compromise, and destruction. Key Risk must…
Key Rotation
Key rotation is the planned replacement of an active cryptographic key with a new key while preserving service continuity and authorization. Rotation…
Key Sharding
Key sharding divides control of a cryptographic key into separate fragments or operations so no single participant holds complete signing authority. The…
Key Vault
Key Vault is a protected system or logical boundary designed to store and control use of cryptographic keys, secrets, or signing material.…
Keyless Wallet
A keyless wallet is a user-facing wallet that avoids requiring the user to manage one conventional standalone private key or seed phrase.…
Know Your Business (KYB)
Know Your Business is the process of verifying a business customer or merchant, its legal existence, ownership, controllers, activities, and relevant risk…
Know Your Customer (KYC)
Know Your Customer is the process of identifying customers, verifying relevant information, understanding relationships, and applying risk-based ongoing review. Know Your Customer…
Kubernetes Security
Kubernetes Security is a security mechanism or control discipline that protects clusters, workloads, images, identities, secrets, networks, admission paths, and control-plane components…
Kyber Network (KNC)
Kyber Network is an on-chain liquidity and token-trading ecosystem whose KNC token supports governance, incentives, and protocol-related participation. KNC is the ecosystem's…
KYC Payment
A KYC payment is a transaction accepted, processed, or released only after specified customer identification and verification requirements are satisfied. A KYC…
KYC Refresh
A KYC refresh is the periodic or trigger-based review and update of customer identity, beneficial ownership, business activity, risk rating, and supporting…