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| − | {{Quote|the set of [[hardware]], [[software]], [[firmware]], or some combination thereof that implements [[cryptographic logic]] or [[cryptographic process]]es, including [[cryptographic algorithm]]s, and is contained within the [[cryptographic boundary]] of the module.<ref>[[NIST]], [[FIPS 140-1]], at 14 |
+ | {{Quote|the set of [[hardware]], [[software]], [[firmware]], or some combination thereof that implements [[cryptographic logic]] or [[cryptographic process]]es, including [[cryptographic algorithm]]s, and is contained within the [[cryptographic boundary]] of the module.<ref>[[NIST]], [[FIPS 140-1]], at 14; [[NIST Special Publication 800-32]], at 48.</ref>}} |
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Definition[]
A cryptographic module is
| “ | the set of hardware, software, firmware, or some combination thereof that implements cryptographic logic or cryptographic processes, including cryptographic algorithms, and is contained within the cryptographic boundary of the module.[1] | ” |
References[]
- ↑ NIST, FIPS 140-1, at 14; NIST Special Publication 800-32, at 48.