ISC2 Exam ISSEP Topic 5 Question 79 Discussion

The types ofcryptography defined by FIPS 185 are as follows:

Type I cryptography: It describes a cryptographic algorithm or a tool accepted bythe NationalSecurity Agency for protecting classifiedinformation.

Type II cryptography: It describes a cryptographic algorithm or a tool accepted by theNationalSecurity Agency for protectingsensitive, unclassifiedinformation in the systems as stated in Section 2315 ofTitle 10, United StatesCode, or Section3502(2) ofTitle44, United States Code.

Type III cryptography: It describes a cryptographic algorithm or a tool accepted as a FederalInformation Processing Standard.

Type III (E) cryptography: It describes a Type III algorithm or a tool that is accepted for export fromthe United States.