Keyopened
Keyopened is a term used to describe the state of access being granted to secured content, space, or data after the correct key has been provided. The expression combines the words key and opened and is generally used to indicate that the usual locked condition has been overcome by presenting the appropriate key, whether a physical key, a cryptographic key, or a digital key.
Origin and usage: Keyopened is not an official technical term in major standards. It appears in informal
In cryptographic contexts, "keyopened data" or "keyopened files" refers to data that has been decrypted with
Limitations: Because it is informal, keyopened can be ambiguous and is not used in formal specifications. It
See also: access control, encryption, decryption, key management, license activation, door hardware.