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Split Knowledge

Split Knowledge: A process by which a cryptographic key is split into multiple key components, individually sharing no knowledge of the original key, that can…

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A process by which a cryptographic key is split into multiple key components, individually sharing no knowledge of the original key, that can be subsequently input into, or output from, a cryptographic module by separate entities and combined to recreate the original cryptographic key. SOURCE: FIPS 140-2

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