NSA-Approved Cryptography

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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Cryptography that consists of: (i) an approved algorithm; (ii) an implementation that has been approved for the protection of classified information in a particular environment; and (iii) a supporting key management infrastructure.

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Classifications

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Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: NSA-Approved Cryptographies
possessive: NSA-Approved Cryptography's
pluralpossessive: NSA-Approved Cryptographies'

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