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| | Common Crypto Terms |
 | | Key - Information (usually a sequence of random or pseudo-random binary digits) used initially to set up and periodically change the operations performed in crypto equipment for the purpose of encrypting or decrypting electronic signals, for determining electronic counter-countermeasures patterns (e.g., frequency hopping or spread spectrum), or for producing other key. |
 | | Keying Variable - A setting or initial state of a key generator, such as a key card, key tape, mechanical permuter, or initial fill, which, when varied. |
 | | A special key is used to encrypt the keys that are transmitted over the air and those are considered to now be "fl". |
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