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A secret key is a piece of data that is known by a limited number of users / programs and that participates in protecting information (or access to the information). Unlike passwords which are meant to be input by users and verified by matching, secret keys are usually read from storage and are an active part of an algorithm to decrypt the protected information. Use this tag for questions related to the creation, storage and usage of secret keys.
A secret key is a piece of data that is known by a limited number of users / programs and that participates in protecting information (or access to the information).
Unlike passwords which are meant to be input by users and verified by matching, secret keys are usually read from storage and are an active part of an algorithm to decrypt the protected information.
The secret key can be used both to encrypt and decrypt the information, in which case only the owners of the secret key can communicate to each other; or it can be used in association with a public-key, in which case anyone can encrypt data that can then be read only by the owners of the secret key.
Use this tag for questions related to the creation, storage and usage of secret keys.