immediate activation

immediate activation: In cryptology, a condition of readiness associated with a key having no effective date. Note: A key is immediately activated (a) by the receiver when the RSM is sent in response to the KSM that carried that key, and (b) by the sender when the RSM is received in response to the KSM that carried the key. [After X9.17]

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