Meanings
nounpublic key (plural public keys)
plural public keys
- computingOne of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography, which is published to others.
Translations
Catalan clau pública
- clau públicathe public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
Chinese Mandarin 公鑰 /公钥
- 公鑰 /公钥 (gōngyào)the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
Czech veřejný klíč
- veřejný klíčthe public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
Finnish julkinen avain
- julkinen avainthe public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
French clé publique
- clé publiquethe public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
German öffentlicher Schlüssel
- öffentlicher Schlüsselthe public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
Hungarian nyilvános kulcs
- nyilvános kulcsthe public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
Icelandic dreifilykill
- dreifilykillthe public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
Japanese 公開鍵
- 公開鍵 (kōkaikagi)the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
Polish klucz publiczny
- klucz publicznythe public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
Russian откры́тый ключ
- откры́тый ключ (otkrýtyj ključ)the public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
Swedish öppen nyckel, publik nyckel
- öppen nyckelthe public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
- publik nyckelthe public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
Turkish açık anahtar
- açık anahtarthe public one of the two keys used in asymmetric cryptography
Cite this entry
APA
public key. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20key
MLA
“public key.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20key. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public key,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20key.
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