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Critical Security Parameter

nounid 2067·updated May 9, 2026
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Security-related information (e.g., secret and private cryptographic keys, and authentication data such as passwords and Personal Identification Numbers [PINs]) whose disclosure or modification can compromise the security of a cryptographic module.

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

Restricted93%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

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Variants

acronym
CSP
plural
Critical Security Parameters
possessive
Critical Security Parameter's
pluralpossessive
Critical Security Parameters'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Security-related information (e.g., secret and private cryptographic keys, and authentication data such as passwords and Personal Identification Numbers [PINs]) whose disclosure or modification can compromise the security of a cryptographic module.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
Security-related information (e.g., secret and private cryptographic keys, and authentication data such as passwords and Personal Identification Numbers [PINs]) whose disclosure or modification can compromise the security of a cryptographic module.
FIPS PUB 140-21 senseview framework →
§1
Security-related information (e.g., secret and private cryptographic keys, and authentication data such as passwords and Personal Identification Numbers [PINs]) whose disclosure or modification can compromise the security of a cryptographic module.

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