In secure communications, a file that contains public keys, private keys, trusted roots, and certificates See also public key, private key, trusted root, and certificate
A key ring is a metal ring which you use to keep your keys together. You pass the ring through the holes in your keys
A pair of keys that consists of both a public key and its corresponding private key Key-rings are used in public-key encryption systems such as Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) Data encrypted with someone's public key can only be decrypted with the corresponding private key, and vice versa Key-rings are associated with an encryption system known as Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) [see also: Encryption, Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)]