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What is Pre-Shared Key?

Pre-Shared Key A symmetric key distributed to and shared by parties before communication begins, commonly used in VPNs, Wi-Fi WPA2-PSK, and certain secure channel protocols.

Source: ISO 27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, MITRE ATT&CK

How is “Pre-Shared Key” Used in Practice?

A pre-shared key is commonly used to authenticate devices in WPA2-PSK wireless networks.

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CISSPCompTIA Security+CEH

Who Needs to Know This Term?

  • SOC Analysts
  • Security Engineers
  • Incident Responders

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What is Pre-Shared Key?

A symmetric key distributed to and shared by parties before communication begins, commonly used in VPNs, Wi-Fi WPA2-PSK, and certain secure channel protocols.

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