Cryptographic Token

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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A portable, user-controlled physical device (e.g., smart card or PCMCIA card) used to store cryptographic information and possibly also perform cryptographic functions.

Framework senses

4 senses across 3 frameworks

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →

§1: A token where the secret is a cryptographic key.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review: A portable, user-controlled physical device (e.g., smart card or PCMCIA card) used to store cryptographic information and possibly also perform cryptographic functions.

CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →

§1: A portable, user-controlled physical device (e.g., smart card or PCMCIA card) used to store cryptographic information and possibly also perform cryptographic functions.

NIST SP 800-631 senseview framework →

§1: A token where the secret is a cryptographic key.