Definitions for "Private Key Encryption"
An encryption system in which both the sender and recipient of a message share a single, common key that is used to both encrypt and decrypt the message.
Also called a symmetrical key encryption. With this type of encryption, the same encryption key is used to both encrypt and decrypt a message, and the key is agreed upon and shared by both the sender and receiver
A method of encryption in which the same key is used to encrypt and decrypt. Sometimes referred to as symmetric key cryptography