controlled cryptographic item (CCI) equipment

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Definition(s):

A telecommunications or information handling equipment that embodies a CCI component or CCI assembly and performs the entire COMSEC function without dependence on host equipment to operate.
Source(s):
CNSSI 4009-2015 from NSA/CSS Manual Number 3-16 (COMSEC)

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controlled cryptographic item (CCI) equipment

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