NSA Suite A Cryptography

NSA Suite A Cryptography is NSA cryptography which "contains classified algorithms that will not be released." "Suite A will be used for the protection of some categories of especially sensitive information (a small percentage of the overall national security-related information assurance market)."

Incomplete list of Suite A algorithms:^[1]

ACCORDION
BATON
CDL 1
CDL 2
FFC
FIREFLY
JOSEKI
KEESEE
MAYFLY
MEDLEY
MERCATOR
SAVILLE
SHILLELAGH
WALBURN
WEASEL

A recently-discovered Internet-available procurement specifications document for the military's new key load device, the NGLD-M, reveals additional, more current, Suite A algorithm names and their uses (page 48, section 3.2.7.1 Algorithms):^[2]

ACCORDION 1.3 & 3.0 - TrKEK Encrypt/Decrypt and Internal Key Wrap, respectively.
SPONDULIX-S - KMI Key Agreement
WATARI - Secure Software Confidentiality
KM-TG Series - Security Software Signature
SILVER LINING - Security Software Signature

References

^ "POET ACM: Programmable Objective Encryption Technologies Advanced Cryptographic Module". General Dynamics Mission Systems. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ "Next Generation Load Device – Medium (NGLD-M) - System Requirements Document" (PDF). Federal Government Procurement Public Amazon S3 Bucket.

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[1] "POET ACM: Programmable Objective Encryption Technologies Advanced Cryptographic Module". General Dynamics Mission Systems. Archived from the original on 8 January 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[2] "Next Generation Load Device – Medium (NGLD-M) - System Requirements Document" (PDF). Federal Government Procurement Public Amazon S3 Bucket.

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