👉 In cryptography, "slocken" refers to a cryptographic key that is used to encrypt and decrypt messages. It is often associated with the concept of "spooky action at a distance," which describes the process by which an adversary can manipulate a message or data in order to obtain information about its sender or content. The term was coined as a pun on the word "lock" (which has no connotations of being spooky) and refers to the act of using a secret key for encryption purposes
