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decentralized-key-management-infrastructure

Definition

a key management infrastructure that does not rely on a single entity for the integrity and security of the system as a whole. Trust in a DKMI is decentralized through the use of technologies that make it possible for geographically and politically disparate entities to reach an agreement on the key state of an identifier DPKI.
Source: Dr. S.Smith, 2024

Explanation

Decentralized Public Key Infrastructure (DPKI or Decentralized Key Management System (DKMS) goal is to ensure that no single third-party can compromise the integrity and security of the system as as whole.
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