diff --git a/changelog/27346.txt b/changelog/27346.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17f50216cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/27346.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+ui: Update language in Transit secret engine to reflect that not all keys are for encyryption
+```
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-edit.hbs b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-edit.hbs
index 877df47a23..fa8c49ae40 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-edit.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-edit.hbs
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
   <p.levelLeft>
     <h1 class="title is-3">
       {{#if (eq this.mode "create")}}
-        Create Encryption Key
+        Create Key
       {{else if (eq this.mode "edit")}}
-        Edit Encryption Key
+        Edit Key
       {{else}}
-        Encryption Key
+        Key
         <code>{{this.key.id}}</code>
       {{/if}}
     </h1>
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-form-create.hbs b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-form-create.hbs
index ab2326ed4c..4ee188c2b4 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-form-create.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-form-create.hbs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
   <div class="field is-grouped box is-fullwidth is-bottomless">
     <Hds::ButtonSet>
       <Hds::Button
-        @text="Create encryption key"
+        @text="Create key"
         @icon={{if @requestInFlight "loading"}}
         data-test-transit-key="create"
         type="submit"
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-form-edit.hbs b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-form-edit.hbs
index a945c4dcb3..fe250c40d5 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-form-edit.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-form-edit.hbs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
       <p class="help">
-        The minimum decryption version required to reverse transformations performed with the encryption key. Results from
+        The minimum decryption version required to reverse transformations performed with the cryptographic key. Results from
         lower key versions may be rewrapped with the new key version using the
         <code>rewrap</code>
         action.
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-form-show.hbs b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-form-show.hbs
index 58804e5a6c..b86fa2cccb 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-form-show.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-form-show.hbs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <ToolbarActions>
       {{#if (and (eq @tab "versions") @key.canRotate)}}
         <ConfirmAction
-          @buttonText="Rotate encryption key"
+          @buttonText="Rotate key"
           class="toolbar-button"
           @buttonColor="secondary"
           @confirmTitle="Rotate this key?"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
       {{#if (eq @mode "show")}}
         {{#if (or @capabilities.canUpdate @capabilities.canDelete)}}
           <ToolbarSecretLink @secret={{@key.id}} @backend={{@key.backend}} @mode="edit" replace={{true}}>
-            Edit encryption key
+            Edit key
           </ToolbarSecretLink>
         {{/if}}
       {{/if}}
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/datakey.hbs b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/datakey.hbs
index 4935fd9a3f..04c0900715 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/datakey.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/datakey.hbs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <div class="box is-sideless is-fullwidth is-marginless">
     <NamespaceReminder @mode="perform" @noun="datakey creation" />
     <div class="content has-bottom-margin-l">
-      <p>Generate a new high-entropy key and value using <code>{{@key.name}}</code> as the encryption key.</p>
+      <p>Generate a new high-entropy key and value using <code>{{@key.name}}</code> as the cryptographic key.</p>
     </div>
     <div class="field">
       <label for="param" class="is-label">Output format</label>
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/decrypt.hbs b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/decrypt.hbs
index 15d10e89e8..2ece29f34f 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/decrypt.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/decrypt.hbs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 <form {{on "submit" (fn @doSubmit (hash ciphertext=@ciphertext context=@context nonce=@nonce))}} ...attributes>
   <div class="box is-sideless is-fullwidth is-marginless">
     <div class="content has-bottom-margin-l">
-      <p>You can decrypt ciphertext using <code>{{@key.name}}</code> as the encryption key.</p>
+      <p>You can decrypt ciphertext using <code>{{@key.name}}</code> as the cryptographic key.</p>
     </div>
     <div class="field">
       <div id="ciphertext-control" class="control">
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/encrypt.hbs b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/encrypt.hbs
index 2e1c50e9b3..fb1a3d4e51 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/encrypt.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/encrypt.hbs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   <div class="box is-sideless is-fullwidth is-marginless">
     <NamespaceReminder @mode="perform" @noun="encryption" />
     <div class="content has-bottom-margin-l">
-      <p>You can encrypt plaintext data using <code>{{@key.name}}</code> as the encryption key.</p>
+      <p>You can encrypt plaintext data using <code>{{@key.name}}</code> as the cryptographic key.</p>
     </div>
     <KeyVersionSelect @key={{@key}} @onVersionChange={{fn (mut @key_version)}} @key_version={{@key_version}} />
     <div class="field">
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/export.hbs b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/export.hbs
index 755dca2500..e70031c43e 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/export.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/export.hbs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 >
   <div class="box is-sideless is-fullwidth is-marginless">
     <div class="content">
-      <p>Export a key using <code>{{@key.name}}</code> as the encryption key.</p>
+      <p>Export a key using <code>{{@key.name}}</code> as the cryptographic key.</p>
     </div>
     <div class="field">
       <label for="type" class="is-label">Key type</label>
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/rewrap.hbs b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/rewrap.hbs
index bfc88c2061..966a62927f 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/rewrap.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/rewrap.hbs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       <p>
         You can rewrap the provided ciphertext using the latest version of
         <code>{{@key.name}}</code>
-        as the encryption key.
+        as the cryptographic key.
       </p>
     </div>
     <KeyVersionSelect @key={{@key}} @onVersionChange={{fn (mut @key_version)}} @key_version={{@key_version}} />
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/sign.hbs b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/sign.hbs
index a8efac8029..1f7cf49da7 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/sign.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/components/transit-key-action/sign.hbs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
       <p>
         Return the cryptographic signature of the given data using
         <code>{{@key.name}}</code>
-        as the encryption key and the specified hash algorithm.
+        as the cryptographic key and the specified hash algorithm.
       </p>
     </div>
     <KeyVersionSelect @key={{@key}} @onVersionChange={{fn (mut @key_version)}} @key_version={{@key_version}} />
diff --git a/ui/lib/core/addon/helpers/options-for-backend.js b/ui/lib/core/addon/helpers/options-for-backend.js
index 115aaeca36..cd431b155e 100644
--- a/ui/lib/core/addon/helpers/options-for-backend.js
+++ b/ui/lib/core/addon/helpers/options-for-backend.js
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ const SECRET_BACKENDS = {
   transit: {
     searchPlaceholder: 'Filter keys',
     item: 'key',
-    create: 'Create encryption key',
+    create: 'Create key',
     navigateTree: false,
     editComponent: 'transit-edit',
     listItemPartial: 'secret-list/item',
-    firstStep: `To use transit, you'll need to create an encryption key`,
+    firstStep: `To use transit, you'll need to create a key`,
   },
 };