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Cryptographic Token

nounid 2115·updated May 9, 2026
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A portable, user-controlled physical device (e.g., smart card or PCMCIA card) used to store cryptographic information and possibly also perform cryptographic functions.

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Classifications

Entity Type

Credential90%rule-basedr:entity.credential.token.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Cryptographic Tokens
possessive
Cryptographic Token's
pluralpossessive
Cryptographic Tokens'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 22 sensesview framework →
§1
A token where the secret is a cryptographic key.
§2 · sense_2_pending_review
A portable, user-controlled physical device (e.g., smart card or PCMCIA card) used to store cryptographic information and possibly also perform cryptographic functions.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
A portable, user-controlled physical device (e.g., smart card or PCMCIA card) used to store cryptographic information and possibly also perform cryptographic functions.
NIST SP 800-631 senseview framework →
§1
A token where the secret is a cryptographic key.

Outgoing relationships

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Incoming relationships

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