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Data Transfer Device

nounverified·updated Oct 6, 2026

Fill device designed to securely store, transport, and transfer electronically both COMSEC and TRANSEC key, designed to be backward compatible with the previous generation of COMSEC common fill devices, and programmable to support modern mission systems.

MWENISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

Classifications

Entity Type

Asset100%manual reviewI-071.physical_split
Ddorianclast reviewed —
Physical became Facility; its devices went to Asset (Dorian, 2026-10-06; cki DESIGN.md I-071)

Sensitivity

Regulated90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Information Class

Cui85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Variants

acronym
DTD
plural
Data Transfer Devices
possessive
Data Transfer Device's
pluralpossessive
Data Transfer Devices'