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Forward secrecy (also known as perfect forward secrecy, or PFS) is a property of certain secure communication protocols that ensures the compromise of long-term keys does not compromise past session keys. In other words, it guarantees that even if a server's long-term private key is exposed, previously established session keys remain secure and cannot be decrypted.

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Forward secrecy by Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-07-16
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stackoverflow.com/questions/20505942/how-does-perfect-forward-secrecy-pfs-work/66118134#66118134
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