Letter Archive

Terms starting with “T

254 election security terms starting with T, with direct links to full definitions and source-backed context.

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Type 1 Key

Verified

Generated 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)

Cybersecurity1 source

Type 1 Product

Verified

Cryptographic equipment, assembly or component classified or certified by NSA for encrypting and decrypting national security information when appropriately keyed. Developed using...

Cybersecurity1 source

Type 2 Key

Verified

Generated and distributed under the auspices of NSA for use in a cryptographic device for the protection of unclassified information. SOURCE: CNSSI-4009, as modified

Cybersecurity1 source

Type 2 Product

Verified

Cryptographic equipment, assembly, or component certified by NSA for encrypting or decrypting sensitive information when appropriately keyed. Developed using established NSA busine...

Cybersecurity1 source

Type 3 Key

Verified

Used 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)

Cybersecurity1 source

Type 3 Product

Verified

Unclassified cryptographic equipment, assembly, or component used, when appropriately keyed, for encrypting or decrypting unclassified sensitive U.S. government or commercial infor...

Cybersecurity1 source

Type 4 Key

Verified

Used 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)

Cybersecurity1 source

Type 4 Product

Verified

Unevaluated commercial cryptographic equipment, assemblies, or components that neither NSA nor NIST certify for any government usage. These products are typically delivered as part...

Cybersecurity1 source

Type Accreditation

Verified

A 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...

Cybersecurity1 source

Type Accreditation (c.f.d.)

Verified

A 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...

Cybersecurity1 source

Type Authorization

Verified

An official authorization decision to employ identical copies of an information system or subsystem (including hardware, software, firmware, and/or applications) in specified envir...

Cybersecurity1 source

Type Certification

Verified

The certification acceptance of replica information systems based on the comprehensive evaluation of the technical and non-technical security features of an information system and...

Certification2 sources

Type Font

Verified

Type of a given size and style, e.g., 10-point Bodoni Modern.

Standards1 source

Typosquatting

Verified

a 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

Cybersecurity1 source
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