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A secret key is a piece of data that is known by a limited number of users / programs and that participates in protecting information (or access to the information). Unlike passwords which are meant to be input by users and verified by matching, secret keys are usually read from storage and are an active part of an algorithm to decrypt the protected information. Use this tag for questions related to the creation, storage and usage of secret keys.

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