Assertion: forward secrecy | /r/HasProperty | achieved
Facets:
value: by discarding the session keys
type: MANNER
value: by using temporary key pairs
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Perfect forward secrecy is achieved by using temporary key pairs to secure each session - they are generated as needed, held in RAM during the session, and discarded after use.
text: Certainly both sides of the connection will use local sources of randomness to derive their temporary session keys, but I think the above phrasing misses the point: perfect forward secrecy is achieved by discarding the session keys after use.
text: To belabor the point: perfect forward secrecy is achieved by discarding the session keys after use.