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Approved Mode of Operation

nounid 1515·updated May 12, 2026
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A mode of the cryptographic module that employs only Approved security functions (not to be confused with a specific mode of an Approved security function, e.g., Data Encryption Standard Cipher-Block Chaining (DES CBC) mode).

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Classifications

Entity Type

Control0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

Regulated85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

Cui70%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

plural
Approved Mode of Operations
possessive
Approved Mode of Operation's
pluralpossessive
Approved Mode of Operations'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A mode of the cryptographic module that employs only Approved security functions (not to be confused with a specific mode of an Approved security function, e.g., Data Encryption Standard Cipher-Block Chaining (DES CBC) mode).
FIPS PUB 140-21 senseview framework →
§1
A mode of the cryptographic module that employs only Approved security functions (not to be confused with a specific mode of an Approved security function, e.g., Data Encryption Standard Cipher-Block Chaining (DES CBC) mode).

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