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Cryptographic module

The set of hardware, software, and/or firmware that implements security functions (including cryptographic algorithms and key generation) and is contained within a cryptographic module boundary. See [FIPS 140].

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	{{CyberTerm\|definition=The set of hardware, software, and/or firmware that implements ~~approved cryptographic~~ functions (including key generation) ~~that are~~ contained within ~~the~~ cryptographic boundary ~~of the module~~.\|source=~~FIPS 203~~}}		{{CyberTerm\|definition=The set of hardware, software, and/or firmware that implements security functions (including cryptographic algorithms and key generation) and is contained within a cryptographic module boundary. See [FIPS 140].\|source=NIST SP 800-133}}