ISC2 Exam ISSEP Topic 2 Question 72 Discussion

The types of cryptography defined by FIPS 185 are as follows:

Type I cryptography: It describes a cryptographic algorithm or a tool accepted by the National

Security Agency for protecting classified

information.

Type II cryptography: It describes a cryptographic algorithm or a tool accepted by the National

Security Agency for protecting

sensitive, unclassified information in the systems as stated in Section 2315 of Title 10, United States

Code, or Section 3502(2) of Title

44, United States Code.

Type III cryptography: It describes a cryptographic algorithm or a tool accepted as a Federal

Information Processing Standard.

Type III (E) cryptography: It describes a Type III algorithm or a tool that is accepted for export from

the United States.