The exponent d in the RSA private key (n,d). See RSA public key encryption.
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Kaliski, B. (2005). Decryption Exponent. In: van Tilborg, H.C.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23483-7_100
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