Item(s) designed to secure or authenticate telecommunications. COMSEC material includes, but is not limited to key, equipment, modules, devices, documents, hardware, firmware, or software that embodies or describes cryptographic logic and other items that perform COMSEC functions. This includes Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI) equipment, Cryptographic High Value Products (CHVP) and other Suite B equipment, etc. Source: CNSSI No. 4005 (COMSEC)
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Item(s) designed to secure or authenticate telecommunications. COMSEC material includes, but is not limited to key, equipment, modules, devices, documents, hardware, firmware, or software that embodies or describes cryptographic logic and other items that perform COMSEC functions. This includes Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI) equipment, Cryptographic High Value Products (CHVP) and other Suite B equipment, etc. Source: CNSSI No. 4005 (COMSEC)
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Comsec Material. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/comsec-material
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