PKCS #12
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PKCS #12 is a binary file format used to store and transport cryptographic objects such as private keys, certificates, and related secrets in a secure, interoperable way.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5028150 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PKCS #12 Context triple: [RC2, usedIn, PKCS #12]
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A.
PKCS #7
PKCS #7 is a cryptographic standard that defines the syntax for digitally signing and encrypting data, forming the basis for formats like S/MIME and CMS (Cryptographic Message Syntax).
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B.
PKCS #8
PKCS #8 is a cryptographic standard that defines a syntax for storing and transporting private keys, often used in secure key management and exchange.
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C.
PKCS #1
PKCS #1 is a cryptographic standard that defines the mathematical properties, formats, and padding schemes for implementing RSA encryption and digital signatures.
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D.
PGP
PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is an encryption program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication, most notably for securing emails and files.
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E.
S/MIME
S/MIME is a widely used standard for secure email that provides encryption and digital signatures using public key cryptography.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PKCS #12 Target entity description: PKCS #12 is a binary file format used to store and transport cryptographic objects such as private keys, certificates, and related secrets in a secure, interoperable way.
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A.
PKCS #7
PKCS #7 is a cryptographic standard that defines the syntax for digitally signing and encrypting data, forming the basis for formats like S/MIME and CMS (Cryptographic Message Syntax).
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B.
PKCS #8
PKCS #8 is a cryptographic standard that defines a syntax for storing and transporting private keys, often used in secure key management and exchange.
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C.
PKCS #1
PKCS #1 is a cryptographic standard that defines the mathematical properties, formats, and padding schemes for implementing RSA encryption and digital signatures.
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D.
PGP
PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is an encryption program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication, most notably for securing emails and files.
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E.
S/MIME
S/MIME is a widely used standard for secure email that provides encryption and digital signatures using public key cryptography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
PKCS standard
ⓘ
cryptographic file format ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
PFX
ⓘ
linked to:
PKCS #12
Personal Information Exchange Syntax ⓘ |
| canBeNested | yes ⓘ |
| category |
cryptographic container format
ⓘ
public-key infrastructure ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedWith |
HTTPS servers
ⓘ
TLS ⓘ VPN clients ⓘ email clients ⓘ |
| containsStructure |
AuthenticatedSafe
ⓘ
SafeBag ⓘ SafeContents ⓘ |
| definedIn | Public-Key Cryptography Standards ⓘ |
| fileType | binary ⓘ |
| interoperabilityGoal | cross-platform key and certificate exchange ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
RSA Laboratories
ⓘ
linked to:
RSA Security
|
| primaryPurpose |
storage of cryptographic objects
ⓘ
transport of cryptographic objects ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
PKCS #7
ⓘ
PKCS #8 ⓘ X.509 ⓘ
linked to:
X.509 certificates
|
| securityProperty |
confidentiality of private keys
ⓘ
integrity of stored objects ⓘ |
| standardNumber | PKCS #12 ⓘ |
| status | widely deployed ⓘ |
| supportsEncryption | yes ⓘ |
| supportsIntegrityProtection | yes ⓘ |
| supportsMultipleCertificates | yes ⓘ |
| supportsMultipleKeys | yes ⓘ |
| supportsMultipleObjects | yes ⓘ |
| supportsObjectType |
CRL
ⓘ
X.509 certificate ⓘ
linked to:
X.509 certificates
certificate chain ⓘ miscellaneous secret data ⓘ private key ⓘ secret key ⓘ |
| supportsPasswordProtection | yes ⓘ |
| supportsPublicKeyInfrastructure | yes ⓘ |
| typicalFileExtension |
.p12
ⓘ
.pfx ⓘ |
| useCase |
backup of private keys
ⓘ
browser certificate export ⓘ client certificate distribution ⓘ server certificate deployment ⓘ |
| usesEncoding |
ASN.1
ⓘ
DER ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: PKCS #12 Description of subject: PKCS #12 is a binary file format used to store and transport cryptographic objects such as private keys, certificates, and related secrets in a secure, interoperable way.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: PKCS #12
linked to: PKCS #12