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Keywords: Cryptography, Cryptosystems, Exchange, Confidential, Secret

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The process of exchanging public keys in order to establish secure communications.

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Confidential exchange of secret keys online, which is commonly done with public key cryptography. See also public key cryptography.

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The process of exchanging the keys to the communicating people

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The process of two parties agreeing on a shared secret, usually implying that both parties contribute to the key.

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A process used by two or more parties to exchange keys in cryptosystems.

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Key exchange is any method in cryptography which, naturally, exchanges keys between users, allowing use of a cryptographic algorithm.

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