Barker, E.
and Roginsky, A.
(2019),
Recommendation for Cryptographic Key Generation, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.800-133r1
(Accessed July 25, 2025)
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Recommendation for Cryptographic Key Generation
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Cryptography is often used in an information technology security environment to protect data that is sensitive, has a high value, or is vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure or undetected modification during transmission or while in storage. Cryptography relies upon two basic components: an algorithm (or cryptographic methodology) and a cryptographic key. This Recommendation discusses the generation of the keys to be managed and used by the approved cryptographic algorithms.Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-133 Rev. 1
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800-133 Rev. 1
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asymmetric key, key agreement, key derivation, key generation, key wrapping, key replacement, key transport, private key, public key, symmetric key
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Created July 23, 2019, Updated October 31, 2019