What is comsec/crypto?

What is COMSEC/CRYPTO?

• What is COMSEC/CRYPTO?

• Devices/CRYPTO

• Access

• Safeguarding

• Reproduction

• Destruction

• Reporting Requirements

COMSEC (Communications Security) –

• COMSEC (Communications Security) –

• Broad term used to describe the measures and controls taken to deny unauthorized persons information derived from telecommunications and ensure the authenticity of such telecommunications.

CRYPTO – Marking or designator identifying all COMSEC key material used to secure or authenticate classified telecommunications

• CRYPTO – Marking or designator identifying all COMSEC key material used to secure or authenticate classified telecommunications

• Key Material – Sequence of random binary digits used to set up, and periodically change, operations performed by crypto equipment to encrypt, decrypt, and authenticate electronic telecommunications

• (When written in all capital letters, CRYPTO has the meaning defined above. When written in lower case letters it’s an abbreviation for cryptographic)

Handled in 2 separate channels:

• Handled in 2 separate channels:

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