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controlled cryptographic item (CCI) assembly

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  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.
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2022 under controlled cryptographic item (CCI) component from CNSSI 4001 - adapted