controlled cryptographic item (CCI) assembly

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-000947",
  "term": "controlled cryptographic item (CCI) assembly",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A device approved by the National Security Agency (NSA) as a controlled cryptographic item, that embodies a cryptographic logic or other cryptographic design, and performs the entire COMSEC function, but is dependent upon the host equipment to operate.\n\n2. A device approved by the National Security Agency as a controlled cryptographic item that embodies a cryptographic logic or other cryptographic design. A CCI component does not perform the entire COMSEC function, and is dependent upon a host equipment or assembly to complete and operate the COMSEC function. Note: CCI component is a collective term and may refer to a single microcircuit, a module, a module set or assembly, a printed circuit board, or any combination of these items.",
  "synonyms": [
    "controlled cryptographic item (CCI) component"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "controlled cryptographic item (CCI) component"
  ],
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from NSA/CSS Manual Number 3-16 (COMSEC)",
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from NSA/CSS Manual Number 3-16 (COMSEC); CNSSI 4009-2022 from CNSSI 4001 (adapted)",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/controlled-cryptographic-item-cci-assembly/"
}