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key transport (algorithm or protocol)
(I) A key establishment method by which a secret key is generated
by one entity in a communication association and securely sent to
another entity in the association. (See: key agreement.)
(O) "The procedure to send a symmetric key from one party to other
parties. As a result, all legitimate participants share a common
symmetric key in such a way that the symmetric key is determined
entirely by one party." [A9042]
(C) For example, a message originator can generate a random
session key and then use the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman algorithm to
encrypt that key with the public key of the intended recipient.
