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   ocr: SECRET KEY (OR: SYMMETRIC) CRYPTOGRAPHY Each user has a single key Secret key Plaintext Ciphertext Plaintext Figure I. Secret key, or symumetrical cryptosystenis, rely UM a single key for all encryption and decryption Detweent parties, which eans these. systenas are fast, but can be eastly rompromised if the. key is last.