Section: Cryptography
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
Key escrow is a database of stored keys that later can be retrieved.
Key escrow addresses the possibility that a third party may need to access keys. Under the conditions of
key escrow, the keys needed to encrypt/decrypt data are held in an escrow account (think of the term as it
relates to home mortgages) and made available if that third party requests them. The third party in
question is generally the government, but it could also be an employer if an employee's private messages
have been called into question.