Capterra Glossary
Secret-key Cryptography
Secret-key cryptography (also known as symmetric-key cryptography) is a secure communication method that requires a single key that encrypts and decrypts messages between two parties. To reveal the secret key, one of the parties must communicate with the other over a channel separate from the one that contains the encrypted text.
What Small and Midsize Businesses Need to Know About Secret-key Cryptography
Despite limitations, secret-key systems allow SMBs to encrypt and decrypt confidential messages between departments, allowing them to protect sensitive information.
Related Terms
- Synchronous
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Intranet
- Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Managed Service Provider (MSP)
- Haptics
- WAN (Wide-Area Network)
- Service-oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Augmented Reality (AR)
- Chief Information Officer (CIO)
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
- Platform as a Service (PaaS)
- Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
- Scalability
- Data Center
- Authorization
- Multitenancy