private key

noun

The unpublished key in asymmetric cryptography.

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secret key
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Meanings

nounprivate key (plural private keys)

plural private keys

  1. computingThe unpublished key in asymmetric cryptography.

    Synonyms: secret key

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe unpublished key in asymmetric cryptography.

Similar
secret key
Also see
secret key

Translations

Catalan clau privada
  • clau privadaunpublished key
Chinese Mandarin 私鑰 /私钥
  • 私鑰 /私钥 (sīyào)unpublished key
Czech soukromý klíč
  • soukromý klíčunpublished key
Finnish yksityinen avain
  • yksityinen avainunpublished key
German privater Schlüssel
  • privater Schlüsselunpublished key
Hungarian titkos kulcs
  • titkos kulcsunpublished key
Icelandic einkalykill
  • einkalykillunpublished key
Japanese 秘密鍵
  • 秘密鍵 (himitsukagi)unpublished key
Polish klucz prywatny
  • klucz prywatnyunpublished key
Cite this entry
APA

private key. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20key

MLA

“private key.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20key. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “private key,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/private%20key.

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