Suite

Definition

B compatible An information assurance (IA) or IA-enabled information technology (IT) product that: a. Uses National Security Agency (NSA)-approved public standards-based securit y protocols. If none are available with the necessary functionality, then uses a NSA- approved security protocol; b. Includes (as selectable capabilities) all of the Suite B cryptographic algorithms that ar e functionally supported by the NSA-approved security protocol(s); and c. Has been evaluated or validated in accordance with NSTISSP 11.