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NSA-Approved Cryptography

nounid 3395·updated May 9, 2026
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Cryptography that consists of an approved algorithm, an implementation that has been approved for the protection of classified information and/or controlled unclassified information in a specific environment, and a supporting key management infrastructure. [8]

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Attested in

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems2 citations · 2 defined by this document · observed 2026-09-01 under anchor/0.9/36451/2026-09-01
3.2.2 ¶ 593.2.2 ¶ 111

Classifications

Entity Type

Control100%manual reviewaxis_review_queue.v1

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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NSA-Approved Cryptographies
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NSA-Approved Cryptography's
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NSA-Approved Cryptographies'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Cryptography that consists of: (i) an approved algorithm; (ii) an implementation that has been approved for the protection of classified information in a particular environment; and (iii) a supporting key management infrastructure.
NIST SP 800-531 senseview framework →
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Cryptography that consists of: (i) an approved algorithm; (ii) an implementation that has been approved for the protection of classified information in a particular environment; and (iii) a supporting key management infrastructure.
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · glossary
Cryptography that consists of an approved algorithm, an implementation that has been approved for the protection of classified information and/or controlled unclassified information in a specific environment, and a supporting key management infrastructure. [8]
Attribution from the CKI glossary mapping stage (glossary)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
Cryptography that consists of: (i) an approved algorithm; (ii) an implementation that has been approved for the protection of classified information in a particular environment; and (iii) a supporting key management infrastructure.
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