key exchange

English

Noun

key exchange (countable and uncountable, plural key exchanges)

1. (cryptography) An exchange of peers' keys at the initialization phase of connection.

Synonyms

• key agreement

Translations

exchange of peers' keys

• Finnish: avaintenvaihto
• French: échange de clés m
• Spanish: intercambio de claves m

Further reading

• Wikipedia article on Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange