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NSA encryption systems

The National Security Agency took over responsibility for all US government encryption systems when it was formed in 1952. The technical details of most NSA-approved systems are still classified, but much more about its early systems have become known and its most modern systems share at least some features with commercial products.

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nsa systems encryption used security devices secure use key commercial keys generation classified algorithms communications cipher first internet public device

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Ethernetinstance ofEncryption support was provided for commercial standards0.80text
IPinstance ofEncryption support was provided for commercial standards0.80text
KG-84 family which includes the TSEC/KG-84instance ofwhich support SONET optical standards up to 2.5 Gbit/s.Digital Data encryptors0.80text
TSEC/KG-84Ainstance ofwhich support SONET optical standards up to 2.5 Gbit/s.Digital Data encryptors0.80text
TSEC/KG-82instance ofwhich support SONET optical standards up to 2.5 Gbit/s.Digital Data encryptors0.80text
TSEC/KG-84Cinstance ofwhich support SONET optical standards up to 2.5 Gbit/s.Digital Data encryptors0.80text
also the KIV-7.KIV-7The KIV-7 is a National Security Agency Type-1instance ofwhich support SONET optical standards up to 2.5 Gbit/s.Digital Data encryptors0.80text
single-channel encryptor originally designed in the mid-1990s by AlliedSignal Corporation to meet the demand for secure data communications from personal computersinstance ofwhich support SONET optical standards up to 2.5 Gbit/s.Digital Data encryptors0.80text
DRYAD.Public systemsNSA has participated in the development of several cipher devices for public useinstance ofThe BBN Safekeeper provided a high degree of tamper resistance and was one of the first devices used by commercial PKI companies.Field authenticationNSA still supports simple pa…0.80text
DRYADinstance ofField authenticationNSA still supports simple paper encryption and authentication systems for field use0.80text

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    Nodes161
    Edges160
    Triples10
    Avg. degree1.99
    Density0.012422
    Components1
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