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Classified U.S. cryptographic algorithms
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NSA Suite A Cryptography is NSA cryptography which "contains classified algorithms that will not be released." "Suite A will be used for the protection of some categories of especially sensitive information (a small percentage of the overall national security-related information assurance market)."

Incomplete list of Suite A algorithms:

  • ACCORDION
  • BATON
  • CDL 1
  • CDL 2
  • FFC
  • FIREFLY
  • JOSEKI
  • KEESEE
  • MAYFLY
  • MEDLEY
  • MERCATOR
  • SAVILLE
  • SHILLELAGH
  • WALBURN
  • WEASEL

A recently-discovered Internet-available procurement specifications document for the military's new key load device, the NGLD-M, reveals additional, more current, Suite A algorithm names and their uses (page 48, section 3.2.7.1 Algorithms):

  • ACCORDION 1.3 & 3.0 - TrKEK Encrypt/Decrypt and Internal Key Wrap, respectively.
  • SPONDULIX-S - KMI Key Agreement
  • WATARI - Secure Software Confidentiality
  • KM-TG Series - Security Software Signature
  • SILVER LINING - Security Software Signature

See also

References

  1. "POET ACM: Programmable Objective Encryption Technologies Advanced Cryptographic Module". General Dynamics Mission Systems. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. "Next Generation Load Device – Medium (NGLD-M) - System Requirements Document" (PDF). Federal Government Procurement Public Amazon S3 Bucket.
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