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 "title": "Key",
 "component": "KeyIcon",
 "url": "https://gentleface.com/icons/key",
 "category": "security",
 "motif": "key",
 "added": "2026-10-13",
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   "date": "2026-10-13",
   "what": [
    "added"
   ]
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-14",
   "what": [
    "16 px redrawn"
   ]
  },
  {
   "date": "2026-10-15",
   "what": [
    "20 px drawn",
    "24 px drawn"
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  }
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  "credential",
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  "credentials",
  "password",
  "access control",
  "grant access"
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   "icon": "key-horizontal",
   "why": "the horizontal key, when the product picks the horizontal credentials set",
   "concept": "key"
  },
  {
   "icon": "input-password",
   "why": "a password field or PIN entry",
   "concept": "key"
  },
  {
   "icon": "user-key",
   "why": "a passkey or a user's credentials",
   "concept": "key"
  },
  {
   "icon": "key-code",
   "why": "an API key or access token",
   "concept": "key"
  }
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   "concept": "two-factor-authentication",
   "owner": "smartphone-password",
   "why": "a password or a credential (password)"
  },
  {
   "concept": "key-file",
   "owner": "file-key",
   "why": "a credential or password without a file (credential)"
  },
  {
   "concept": "passkey",
   "owner": "user-key",
   "why": "a key or credential in general"
  },
  {
   "concept": "user-credentials",
   "owner": "user-key",
   "why": "a credential not tied to a person (key owns credential)"
  }
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 "not_for": [
  {
   "concept": "license",
   "owner": "certificate",
   "why": "the key motif does not mean license"
  },
  {
   "concept": "password-field",
   "owner": "input-password",
   "why": "the key motif does not mean password-field"
  },
  {
   "concept": "api-key",
   "owner": "key-code",
   "why": "a bare key means a credential; API key is key + </>"
  },
  {
   "concept": "security-key",
   "owner": "security-key",
   "why": "a credential in general"
  },
  {
   "concept": "security",
   "owner": "shield",
   "why": "the key motif does not mean security"
  }
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  "key-check",
  "key-clock",
  "key-code",
  "key-horizontal",
  "key-off",
  "key-plus",
  "key-question"
 ],
 "tags": [
  "password",
  "access",
  "credential"
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