Terms starting with “T”
254 election security terms starting with T, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.
Type 1 Key
VerifiedGenerated and distributed under the auspices of NSA for use in a cryptographic device for the protection of national security information. (CNSSI-4009, as modified) (NISTIR)
Type 1 Product
VerifiedCryptographic equipment, assembly or component classified or certified by NSA for encrypting and decrypting national security information when appropriately keyed. Developed using...
Type 2 Key
VerifiedGenerated and distributed under the auspices of NSA for use in a cryptographic device for the protection of unclassified information. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009, as modified
Type 2 Product
VerifiedCryptographic equipment, assembly, or component certified by NSA for encrypting or decrypting sensitive information when appropriately keyed. Developed using established NSA busine...
Type 3 Key
VerifiedUsed in a cryptographic device for the protection of unclassified sensitive information, even if used in a Type 1 or Type 2 product. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
Type 3 Product
VerifiedUnclassified cryptographic equipment, assembly, or component used, when appropriately keyed, for encrypting or decrypting unclassified sensitive U.S. government or commercial infor...
Type 4 Key
VerifiedUsed by a cryptographic device in support of its Type 4 functionality, i.e., any provision of key that lacks U.S. government endorsement or oversight. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)
Type 4 Product
VerifiedUnevaluated commercial cryptographic equipment, assemblies, or components that neither NSA nor NIST certify for any government usage. These products are typically delivered as part...
Type Accreditation
VerifiedA form of accreditation that is used to authorize multiple instances of a major application or general support system for operation at approved locations with the same type of comp...
Type Accreditation (c.f.d.)
VerifiedA form of accreditation that is used to authorize multiple instances of a major application or general support system for operation at approved locations with the same type of comp...
Type Authorization
VerifiedAn official authorization decision to employ identical copies of an information system or subsystem (including hardware, software, firmware, and/or applications) in specified envir...
Type Certification
VerifiedThe certification acceptance of replica information systems based on the comprehensive evaluation of the technical and non-technical security features of an information system and...
Type Font
VerifiedType of a given size and style, e.g., 10-point Bodoni Modern.
Typosquatting
Verifieda form of cybersquatting (sitting on sites under someone else's brand or copyright) that targets Internet users who incorrectly type a website address into their web browser