approved cryptography

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000198",
  "term": "approved cryptography",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. An encryption algorithm, hash function, random bit generator, or similar technique that is Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)-approved or NIST-recommended. Approved algorithms and techniques are either specified or adopted in a FIPS or NIST recommendation.\n\n2. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)-approved or NIST recommended. An algorithm or technique that is either 1) specified in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation, or 2) adopted in a FIPS or NIST Recommendation.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-63-4; NIST SP 800-63A-4",
    "NIST SP 800-63-3 [Superseded]",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/approved-cryptography/"
}