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Appendix B – Glossary
Contents Glossary Index Troubleshooting
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Key
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A string of bits used widely in cryptography, allowing people to encrypt and
decrypt data; a key can be used to perform other mathematical operations as
well. Given a cipher (the encryption-decryption algorithm), a key determines
the mapping of the plaintext (the data to be encrypted) to the
ciphertext (the encrypted data).
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Key Exchange
A process used by two more parties to exchange keys in cryptosystems.
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Key Programming APIs
A set of API functions that enable you to create your own programming utility
or a stand- alone executable to program each Sentinel Key with the
license group file exported using the Export-File Manager wizard in the
License Manager of Sentinel Keys Toolkit.
Certain Key Programming API functions also allow you to create update
packets for inserting value instances to Sentinel Keys or licenses.
License
A license is an agreement under which your customer is granted the right to
use an application in the manner specified in the software license
agreement.