NSA-Approved Cryptography

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Cryptography that consists of an approved algorithm, an implementation that has been approved for the protection of classified information and/or controlled unclassified information in a specific environment, and a supporting key management infrastructure. [8]

MWENIST SP 800-171r3

Senses

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

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.

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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