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A definition or brief description of Perfect forward secrecy.

A property of a cryptosystem which rejects retroactive compromise — an enemy who subverts the system today cannot read yesterday's messages.

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	A property of a cryptosystem which rejects retroactive compromise — ~~subverting~~ the system today ~~does not allow an enemy to~~ read ~~old~~ messages.		A property of a cryptosystem which rejects retroactive compromise — an enemy who subverts the system today cannot read yesterday's messages.