COMSEC equipment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000837",
  "term": "COMSEC equipment",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "Equipment designed to provide security to telecommunications by converting information to a form unintelligible to an unauthorized interceptor and, subsequently, by reconverting such information to its original form for authorized recipients; also, equipment designed specifically to aid in, or as an essential element of, the conversion process. COMSEC equipment includes cryptographic-equipment, crypto-ancillary equipment, cryptographic production equipment, and authentication equipment.",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from NSA/CSS Manual Number 3-16 (COMSEC); CNSSI 4009-2022",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/comsec-equipment/"
}