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Controlled Cryptographic Item

nounid 2011·updated May 9, 2026
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Secure telecommunications or information system, or associated cryptographic component, that is unclassified and handled through the COMSEC Material Control System (CMCS), an equivalent material control system, or a combination of the two that provides accountability and visibility. Such items are marked “Controlled Cryptographic Item,” or, where space is limited, “CCI”.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Physical85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

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

Information Class

Cui80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

acronym
CCI
plural
Controlled Cryptographic Items
possessive
Controlled Cryptographic Item's
pluralpossessive
Controlled Cryptographic Items'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Secure telecommunications or information system, or associated cryptographic component, that is unclassified and handled through the COMSEC Material Control System (CMCS), an equivalent material control system, or a combination of the two that provides accountability and visibility. Such items are marked “Controlled Cryptographic Item,” or, where space is limited, “CCI”.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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Secure telecommunications or information system, or associated cryptographic component, that is unclassified and handled through the COMSEC Material Control System (CMCS), an equivalent material control system, or a combination of the two that provides accountability and visibility. Such items are marked “Controlled Cryptographic Item,” or, where space is limited, “CCI”.

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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