Sistema de gestión de claves en el que una clave o
partes de la misma se distribuyen entre una o varias terceras partes confiables
o agentes de depósito. Posteriormente será posible que, personal autorizado y
siguiendo un determinado procedimiento, obtenga, a partir de la clave
depositada, la clave de cifrado empleada en una comunicación. [CESID:1997]
1. The processes of managing
(e.g., generating, storing, transferring, auditing) the two components of a
cryptographic key by two key component holders.
2. A key recovery technique
for storing knowledge of a cryptographic key, or parts thereof, in the custody
of one or more third parties called "escrow agents," so that the key can
be recovered and used in specified circumstances.
[CNSSI_4009:2010]
A system that entrusts the
two components comprising a cryptographic key (e.g., a device unique key) to
two key component holders (also called “escrow agents”). [CNSSI_4009:2010]
(N) A key recovery technique
for storing knowledge of a cryptographic key or parts thereof in the custody of
one or more third parties called "escrow agents", so that the key can
be recovered and used in specified circumstances. (Compare:
key encapsulation.) [RFC4949:2007]