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Cryptographic Module Security Policy

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A precise specification of the security rules under which a cryptographic module will operate, including the rules derived from the requirements of this standard (FIPS 140-2) and additional rules imposed by the vendor.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Requirement90%rule-basedr:entity.requirement.policy.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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Cryptographic Module Security Policies
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Cryptographic Module Security Policy's
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Cryptographic Module Security Policies'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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A precise specification of the security rules under which a cryptographic module will operate, including the rules derived from the requirements of this standard (FIPS 140-2) and additional rules imposed by the vendor.
FIPS PUB 140-21 senseview framework →
§1
A precise specification of the security rules under which a cryptographic module will operate, including the rules derived from the requirements of this standard (FIPS 140-2) and additional rules imposed by the vendor.

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