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• 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").

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Key Escrow System. (n.d.). Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/key-escrow-system.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Key Escrow System. csrc.nist.gov. Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. NIST. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/key-escrow-system (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Key Escrow System." Glossary of Key Information Security Terms. NIST. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/key-escrow-system.

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