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; NIST, Introduction to Public Key Technology and the Federal PKI Infrastructure, Glossary, at 48 (NIST Special Publication 800-32) (Feb. 26, 2001) (full-text).