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Cryptographic Boundary
Cryptographic Boundary: Explicitly defined continuous perimeter that establishes the physical and/or logical bounds of a cryptographic module and contains all…
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Explicitly defined continuous perimeter that establishes the physical and/or logical bounds of a cryptographic module and contains all the hardware, software, and/or firmware components of a cryptographic module.
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An explicitly defined continuous perimeter that establishes the physical bounds of a cryptographic module and contains all the hardware, software, and/or firmware components of a cryptographic module. (FIPS 140-2) (NISTIR)
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Committee on National Security Systems Glossary CNSSI 4009-2015
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The Cyber Glossary
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