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Over-the-air Rekeying (otar)

Over-the-air Rekeying (otar): Changing traffic encryption key or transmission security key in remote cryptographic equipment by sending new key directly to…

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Changing traffic encryption key or transmission security key in remote cryptographic equipment by sending new key directly to the remote cryptographic equipment over the communications path it secures.

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Changing traffic encryption key or transmission security key in remote cryptographic equipment by sending new key directly to the remote cryptographic equipment over the communications path it secures. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)

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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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The Cyber Glossary
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