Data Encryption Key. Much like an actual key used for locking and re-opening doors, DEKs are used for the encryption and decoding of message text, sometimes in the form of a digital signature.
Data Encryption Key. DEKs are used to encrypt and decrypt message text. They are a form of data security often used in e-mail to keep messages from being read by others than the intended recipient. A common encryption program is PGP (Pretty Good Privacy).
Data Encryption Key. Used for encryption of message text and (with certain choices among a set of alternative algorithms) for computation of message integrity check (MIC) quantities.
Is a Data Encryption Key.
Data Encryption Key. Used for the encryption of message text and for the computation ofmessage integrity checks (signatures). See also: encryption. Data Encryption Standard (DES)