"PKI" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} PKI (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of Public Key Infrastructure, a computerised form of message encryption using two keys (small files); one is public and used by the sender to encrypt the message; the other is private and used by the recipient to decrypt it. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Public Key Infrastructure (extra: a computerised form of message encryption using two keys (small files); one is public and used by the sender to encrypt the message; the other is private and used by the recipient to decrypt it)
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