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cryptographic algorithm

nounid 2087·updated May 9, 2026
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A well-defined computational procedure that takes variable inputs, including a cryptographic key, and produces an output.

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Attested in

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems2 citations · 2 machine-matched · observed 2026-09-01 under anchor/0.9/36451/2026-09-01
3.2.2 ¶ 593.2.2 ¶ 59

Classifications

Entity Type

Control85%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
cryptographic algorithms
possessive
cryptographic algorithm's
pluralpossessive
cryptographic algorithms'

Framework definitions

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) Cybersecurity Lexicon1 senseview framework →
§1
A well-defined computational procedure that takes variable inputs, including a cryptographic key, and produces an output.
NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
A well-defined computational procedure that takes variable inputs, including a cryptographic key, and produces an output.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
A well-defined computational procedure that takes variable inputs, including a cryptographic key, and produces an output.
NIST SP 800-211 senseview framework →
§1
A well-defined computational procedure that takes variable inputs, including a cryptographic key, and produces an output.
NIST SP 800-171r31 senseview framework →
§1 · attested_usage_pack_match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A well-defined computational procedure that takes variable inputs, including a cryptographic key, and produces an output.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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