Private Key definition

Private Key means the key of a key pair used to create a digital signature;

Private Key means a confidential encrypted electronic data file designed to interface with a Public Key using the same encryption algorithm and which may be used to create Digital Signatures, and decrypt files or messages which have been encrypted with a Public Key.

Private Key means the key of a Key Pair that is kept secret by the holder of the Key Pair, and that is used to create digital signatures and/or to decrypt electronic records or files that were encrypted with the corresponding Public Key.

Examples of Private Key in a sentence

• The key of a Key Pair that may be publicly disclosed by the holder of the corresponding Private Key and that is used by a Relying Party to verify Digital Signatures created with the holder's corresponding Private Key and/or to encrypt messages so that they can be decrypted only with the holder's corresponding Private Key.

• SSL certificate or Buypass Class 3 SSL certificate Public Key of a user, together with other information, rendered unforgeable by encipherment with the Private Key of the certificate authority which issued it.

• The Subscriber (and if applicable, Subject) will provide adequate network and other security controls to protect against unauthorized or misuse of the Private Key, and GlobalSign will revoke the Certificate without requiring prior notification if there is unauthorized access to the Private Keys.

• Effective immediately after issuance and continuing until the Certificate either expires or is revoked, DigiCert grants Applicant a revocable, non-exclusive, non- transferable license to use, for the benefit of the Subject, each issued Certificate in connection with properly licensed cryptographic software to (i) create Digital Signatures and (ii) perform Public Key or Private Key operations.

• Applicant shall promptly cease using the Certificate and corresponding Private Key upon the earlier of (i) revocation of the Certificate or (ii) the date when the allowed usage period for the corresponding Private Key expires.

More Definitions of Private Key

Private Key means the key of a Key Pair used to create a Digital Signature. This key must be kept private.

Private Key. The part of paired digital data retained by the signatory; this digital data is used for producing digital signatures.

Private Key means a unique element of cryptographic data, or

Private Key means the key of a key pair used to

Private Key. : means a mathematical algorithm the Holder has to retain secretly;

Private Key means the piece of paired digital data retained by the signature producer and used for decrypting and producing Digital Signatures.

Private Key means the key of a Key Pair kept secret by its holder and that can be used by its holder to encrypt or decrypt messages or to create a Digital Signature.