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• The entry of cryptographic keys into a cryptographic module using electronic methods such as a smart card or a key-loading device. (The operator of the key may have no knowledge of the value of the key being entered.)

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Electronic Key Entry. (n.d.). Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/electronic-key-entry.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Electronic Key Entry. csrc.nist.gov. Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. NIST. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/electronic-key-entry (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Electronic Key Entry." Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. NIST. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/electronic-key-entry.

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