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• A (data-encryption algorithm) key used to authenticate data in accordance with specific encryption standards. [After X9.26]

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  authentication key. (n.d.). ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/authentication-key.

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  authentication key. www.atis.org. ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. ATIS. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/authentication-key (accessed: March 21, 2023).

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  "authentication key." ATIS Telecom Glossary 2007. ATIS. 21 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/authentication-key.

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