in a public key cryptosystem, that key of a user's key pair which is publicly known, a cryptographic key that can be obtained and used by anyone to encrypt messages intended for a particular recipient, such that the encrypted messages can be deciphered only by using a second key that is known only to the recipient (the private key), asümmeetrilise krüptosüsteemi võtmepaari kuuluv avalikkusele teadaolev võti
võtmepaari kuuluv mittesalajane võti, mis omaniku soovi korral avalikustatakse, tavaliselt digitaalsertifikaadiga, a key that is intended for use by any entity for encrypted communication with the owner of the corresponding private key
Public Key . Kooliinformaatika terminibaas. Eesti Keele Instituut, Sõnaveeb 2026. https://sonaveeb.ee/search/unif//eiops/Public%20Key/1/eng (01.07.2026)
