Type 2 Product
A Type 2 Product refers to an NSA endorsed unclassified cryptographic equipment, assemblies or components for sensitive but unclassified U.S. government information.
| Name | Type | Specification | Use | Equipment (incomplete list) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORDOBA | Cypris, Windster, Indictor | |||
| KEA | Asymmetric-key algorithm | R21-Tech-23-94, "Key Exchange Algorithm (KEA)" | Key exchange and digital signature algorithm for Fortezza, etc. | Fortezza, Fortezza Plus, Palladium Secure Modem |
| SKIPJACK | Block cipher | R21-Tech-044-91, "SKIPJACK" | Confidentiality algorithm for Fortezza, etc. | Fortezza, Fortezza Plus, Palladium Secure Modem |
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