NSA Suite A Cryptography

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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
Name Type Purpose
ACCORDION[1] Encryption Key encryption. In NGLD-M (circa 2019):[2]
  • 1.3 is used for TrKEK (transfer key encryption key) and internal key wrap
  • 3.0 internal key wrap and KMI Black key wrap
BATON[1] Block cipher See article
CDL 1, CDL 2 ? ?
FFC ? ?
FIREFLY and Enhanced FIREFLY[1] Key exchange ?
JOSEKI ? ?
KEESEE[1] ? ?
KM-TG Series Signature In NGLD-M: Security-related software[2]
MAYFLY ? ?
MEDLEY[1] Symmetric encryption[2] In NGLD-M: Data at Rest (DAR) and non-crypto software[2]
MERCATOR ? ?
SAVILLE Encryption (1960s) Voice and data over radio, see article
SHILLELAGH[1] ? ?
SILVER LINING Signature In NGLD-M: Security-related software[2]
SPONDULIX-S Key Agreement In NGLD-M: KMI[2]
WALBURN ? ?
WATARI Encryption In NGLD-M: Security-related software[2]
WEASEL ? ?

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "POET ACM: Programmable Objective Encryption Technologies Advanced Cryptographic Module (D-POET-08-0316)". General Dynamics Mission Systems. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Next Generation Load Device – Medium (NGLD-M) - System Requirements Document" (PDF). Federal Government Procurement Public Amazon S3 Bucket. May 2019. Chapters cited include: 3.2.7.1 (U) Algorithms on page 42 (page 48 of PDF file)
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