CCSDS-354.0-KT01
Master Key
Description
The top-rank, long-lived key a mission holds. A master key is never used on ordinary traffic; it protects session keys when they are re-keyed over the air and authorizes sensitive onboard crypto-unit commands. Because everything below it depends on it, losing a master key undermines every key derived under it.
Mapped SPARTA techniques
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Cite as SafeMode Space, ccsds-sdls CCSDS-354.0-KT01.