cryptographic algorithm
nounid
2087·updated May 9, 2026verified
A well-defined computational procedure that takes variable inputs, including a cryptographic key, and produces an output.
MWE
Attested in
NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 - Protecting CUI in Nonfederal Systems
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.
- §1
- A well-defined computational procedure that takes variable inputs, including a cryptographic key, and produces an output.
- §1
- A well-defined computational procedure that takes variable inputs, including a cryptographic key, and produces an output.
- §1
- A well-defined computational procedure that takes variable inputs, including a cryptographic key, and produces an output.
- §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.
- §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
Outgoing relationships
- related
- →symmetric keynoun
- →Decryptionnoun
- →Encryptionnoun
- →Asymmetric keynoun
- →keynoun
Incoming relationships
No incoming triples
No other term currently asserts a relationship to this one.