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approved cryptography

Definitions:

  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.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-63-4 [

  

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NIST SP 800-63A-4 [

  

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