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Cryptographic Token

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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Cryptographic Tokens
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