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Acronym or Initialism (E) Meaning (E)
(C)NES Canadian Network Encryption System
1xRTT Single Carrier (1x) Radio Transmission Technology
3 DES Triple Data Encryption Standard
A3 GSM Authentication Algorithm
A5 GSM Data Encryption Algorithm
A8 GSM Cipher Key Generation Algorithm
AA Alternate Assurances Group (Common Criteria)
AAA Authentication, Authorization and Accounting
AAD Auxiliary Account Data
AC Alternating Current
AC Automated Control
ACCS AEHF Constellation Control Station
ACES Automated Communication Engineering Software
ACL Access Control List
ACM Accountable COMSEC Material
ACMCA Accountable COMSEC Material Control Agreement
ACTS AEHF COMSEC/TRANSEC System
Admin Administrator
ADRL Agreement Data Requirements List
AEHF Advanced Extremely High Frequency
AES Advanced Encryption Standard
AF Application Filter
AFIS Automated Fingerprint Identification System
AFU Approval For Use
AIDS Application-Based Intrusion Detection System
AIS Automated Information System
AK Automatic Keying
AK KEK Automatic Keying Key Encryption Key
AK/RV Automatic Rekey/Receive Key
AKA Authentication & Key Agreement
AKEK ACCORDION Key Encryption Key
AKLIF AEHF key Loading and Initialization Facility
ALC Accounting Legend Code
ALE Automatic Link Establishment
ALKMS AEHF Local Key Management Station
AM Amplitude Modulation
AMES Aerospace, Marines and Electronics Systems
AMP Alternate MAC/PHY
AMPS Advanced Mobile Phone Service/System
ANDVT Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ANST Active Network Security Testing
AP Access Point
AP Application Process
API Application Programming Interface
APPK Authenticated Pre-placed Key
ARDIS Advanced Radio Data Information Services
ARL Authority Revocation List
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
ASCII American Standard Code for Information Exchange
ASIS American Society for Industrial Security
ASMCS AEHF Satellite Mission Control System
ASN Access Service Network
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ASN Advance Shipping Notice
ASN.1 Abstract Syntax Notation.1
ASOC AEHF Satellilte Operations centre
ATE Automated Test Equipment
ATIA Access to Information Act
ATIP Access to Information and Privacy
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AU Authentic User
AU Authorized User
AuC Authentication Centre
AUI Attachment Unit Interface
Auth ID Authorized Identification
BCP Business Continuity Plan
BCPC Business Continuity Plan Coordinator
BD_ADDR Bluetooth Device Address
BDI Black Digital Interface
BDSA Border Directory Server Agent
BEA Black Equipment Area
BES BlackBerry Enterprise Server™
BET Bulk Encrypted Transaction
BF Benign Fill
BFF Basic FIREFLY
BGP Border Gateway Protocol
BIA Business Impact Analysis
BID British Inter-Departmental
BIOS Basic Input Output System
BIP Bit Interleaved Parity
BIS BlackBerry Internet Service
BIT Built-In-Test
BLP Bell and LaPadula
Bluetooth SIG Bluetooth Special Interest Group
BPSK Binary Phase Shift Keying
BREW Binary Run-Time Environment for Wireless
BRI Basic Rate Interface
BRP Business Resumption Plan
BS Base Station
BSC Base Station Controller
BSD Berkeley Software Distribution
BSS Basic Service Set
BSS Broadcast Satellite Service
BSSID Basic Service Set Identifier
BTS Base Transceiver Station
BWA Broadband Wireless Access
C&A Certification and Accreditation
CA Canadian
CA Certification Authority
CA COMSEC Authority
CA Controlling Authority
CA&S Conceptual Architecture and Strategy
CAA Controlled Access Area
CAC Consolidated Analysis Capability
CAC Common Access Cards
CAD Common Account Data
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CAKMS Central AEHF Key Mangement System
CANCERT Canadian Computer Emergency Response Team
CARDS COMSEC Accounting, Reporting and Distribution System
CAST Carlisle Adams and Stafford Tavares (Encryption Algorithm)
CAT Core Architecture Team
CAW Certification Authority Workstation
CB Certification Body
CBC Cipher Block Chaining (DES mode)
CBEA Controlled Black Equipment Area
CBI Certificate Based Infrastructure
CBT Computer Based Training
CC Common Criteria
CCA Circuit Card Assembly
CCCS Canadian Common Criteria Scheme
CCD Canadian Cryptographic Doctrine
CCEB Combined Communications-Electronics Board
CCEB Common Criteria Editorial Board
CCEF Common Criteria Evaluation Facility
CCEP Commercial COMSEC Endorsement Program
CCF Canadian Central Facility
CCF KPF Canadian Central Facility Key Production Facility
CCI Controlled Cryptographic Item
CCIB Common Criteria Implementation Board
CCIMB Common Criteria Implementation Management Board
CCITS Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation
CCITT Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephone
CCMP Canadian Cryptographic Management Program
CCPL Canadian Certified Product List
CCRA Arrangement on the Recognition of Common Criteria Certificates
CCS Common Criteria Evaluation Certification Scheme
CCTP Common Criteria Testing Program
CCTV Closed Circuit Television
CD Compact Disk
CDA Crypto Distributing Authority
CDA Certificate Distribution Agent
CDC Computing Devices Canada
CDH COMSEC/TRANSEC Integrated Circuit/DS-101 Hybrid
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
CDR Critical Design Review
CDRL Contract Data Requirements List
CD-ROM Compact Disc-Read Only Memory
CDT Cancel Distribution Transaction
CE Compromising Emanation
CEAP Cryptographic Endorsement and Assessment Program
CEM Common Methodology for Information Technology Security Evaluation (Common Criteria)
CEO Canadian Eyes Only
CEOI Communications and Electronics Operating Instructions
CEP Cryptographic Endorsement Program
CEPAF COMSEC equipment Purchase Authorization Form
CEPL CSE Evaluated Products List
CEPL Canadian Evaluated Products List
CERF COMSEC Equipment Requirement Form
CEROFF Crypto Equipment Rapid Off-line
CERT Computer Emergency Response Team (USA)
CERT/CC Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre
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CESG Communications and Electronic Security Group (UK)
CF Canadian Forces
CF Central Facility (USA)
CF Computer Forensics
CF CONOP Computer Forensics Concept of Operations
CFB Cipher FeedBack (DES mode)
CFCSU Canadian Forces Crypto Support Unit
CFD Common Fill Device
CFI Computer Forensics Investigation
CFIOG Canadian Forces Information Operations Group
CFIOG/IPC Canadian Forces Information Operations Group/Information Protection Centre
CFPB Canadian Federal PKI Bridge
CFSS Canadian Forces Supply System
CGI Common Gateway Interface
chkdat Check data
CHVP Cryptographic High Value Product
CI Compartmented Information
CIA Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability
CIAA Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability and Accountability
CIAS Canadian INFOSEC Accounting System
CIC Citizenship and Immigration Canada
CICA CSE Industrial COMSEC Account
CID Canadian Inter-Departmental Document
CIDF Common Intrusion Detection Framework
CIDR Classless Inter-Domain Routing
CIISD Canadian and International Industrial Security Directorate
CIK Crypto Ignition Key
CIM Compromised Information Message
CIO Chief Information Officer
CIP Critical Infrastructure Protection
CIPR CSE INFOSEC Product Review (CSE)
CIPTF Critical Information Protection Task Force
CITP Canadian Industrial TEMPEST Program
CKL Compromised Key List
CKMU Canadian Key Management Unit
CLEF Commercial Licensed Evaluation Facility
CLI Command Line Interface
CM Cryptographic Module
CMAC Crypto Material Assistance Centre
CMART COMSEC Material Accounting and Reporting Tool
CMB Configuration Management Board
CMCM COMSEC Material Control Manual
CMD Cryptographic Module Document (Common Criteria)
CMI Certificate Management Infrastructure
CMM Capability Maturity Model
CMMS Crypto Material Management System
CMR COMSEC Material Report
CMS Certificate Management Services
CMT Configuration Management
CMVP Cryptographic Module Validation Program
CMW Compartmented Mode Workstation
CN Controlled Network Access
CNR Combat Net Radio
CNR(P) Combat Net Radio (Primary)
CNSS Committee on National Security Systems
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CNSSAM Committee on National Security System Advisory Memorandum
CNSSI Committee on National Security System Instructions
COI Community of Interest
COMINT Communications Intelligence
COMPUSEC Computer Security
COMSEC Communications Security
CONOP Concept of Operations
COPS The Computer Oracle and Password System
COR Central Office of Record
COTS Commercial-Off-The-Shelf
CP Certificate Policy
CPO Client/Partner Operations
CPRM Content Protection for Removable Media
CPS Certification Practice Statement
CPU Central Processing Unit
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRK Cryptographic Recovery Key
CRL Certificate Revocation List
CRN Confirmation/Rejection Notice
Crypto Cryptographic
CRYPTOSEC Cryptographic Security
CS Controlled Space
CS1 Commercial Security Protection Profile #1 (ITSS)
CS3 Commercial Security Protection Profile #3 (ITSS)
CSA Cognizant Security Authority
CSC COMSEC Safeguarding Capability
CSC Communications-Electronics Security Committee
CSD Circuit Switched Data
CSE Communications Security Establishment Canada
CSI Computer Security Institute (USA)
CSIS Canadian Security Intelligence Service
CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance
CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
CSMI Classified Security Management Infrastructure
CSN Connectivity Service Network
CSO Company Security Officer
CSR Certificate Signing Request
CSSC Canadian System Security Centre
CT Cypher Text
CTCPEC Canadian Trusted Computer Product Evaluation Criteria
CTIC COMSEC/TRANSEC Integrated Circuit
CUAS Common User Application Software
CUP COMSEC User Portal
CVE Commercially Verified Equipment
CVE Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
CVSS Common Vulnerabilities Scoring System
CW Continuous Wave
DA Distributing/Distribution Authority
DA Developmental Assurance (Common Criteria)
DAC Discretionary Access Control
DACAN Distribution and Accounting Agency NATO
DAD Duplicate Address Detection
DAL Developmental Assurance Level (Common Criteria)
DAMA Demand Assigned Multiple Access
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DAO Department/Agency/Organization
DAP Directory Access Protocol
DAR Data At Rest
DARI Detect, Analyze, and Response Infrastructure
DARI FOC DARI Full Operational Capability
DARPA Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency
DAT Digital Audio Tape
DAV Distinguished Attribute Value (X.500)
dB Decibel
DBA Database Administrator
dBm Decibel-milliwatt
DC Direct Current
DC Distributed Control
DCA Departmental COMSEC Authority
DCC Data Correlation and Consolidation
DCDC DND Crypto Distribution Centre
DCE Distributed Computing Environment
DCOM Distributed-Component Object Model
DCOR DND Central Office of Record
DDoS Distributed Denial of Service
DDSM Directive on Department Security Management
DEK Data Encryption Key
DEK-KEK Data Encryption Key - Key Encryption Key
DEKM Data Encryption Key Memory
DEKMS DACAN Electronic Key Management System
DePAC Decrypt Positive Access Control
DEQPSK Differentially Encoded Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
DES Data Encryption Standard
DFATD Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DIAS Distributed INFOSEC Accounting System
DIB Directory Information Base
DID Data Item Description
D-IO Defensive IO (Information Operation)
DISA Defence Information Systems Agency
DISP Directory Information Shadowing Protocol
DIT Directory Information Tree
DLL Dynamic Link Library
DMD Data Management Device
DMZ De-Militarized Zone
DN Distinguished Name
DND Department of National Defence
DNS Domain Name System
DOCCT/S DAMA Order Wire Channel Control Trainer/Simulator
DoD Department of Defense (USA)
DoS Denial of Service
DOS Disk Operating System
DRA/Tacfire Data Rate Adapter/Tactical Fire
DS Direct Sales
DSA Digital Signature Algorithm
DSA Directory System Agent
DSC Digital Signature Certificate
DSC Document Safeguarding Capability
DSE Digital Signature Entity
DSL Digital Subscriber line
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DSO Departmental Security Officer
DSP Directory System Protocol
DSS Digital Signature Standard
DSS Digital Spread Spectrum
DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
DTD Data Transfer Device
DTE Data Terminal Equipment
DUA Directory User Agent
DVD Digital Versatile Disk
EA Enterprise Architecture
EAA Electronic Authorization and Authentication
EAL Evaluation Assurance Level (Common Criteria)
EAP Employee Assistance Program
EC Electronic Commerce
ECB Electronic CodeBook (DES mode)
ECC Elliptic Curve Cryptography
ECC Enhanced Cryptographic Card
ECCM Electronic Counter-Counter Measure
ECDH Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman
ECDSA Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
ECM Electronic Counter Measure
ECN Explicit Congestion Notification
ECU End Crypto Unit
EDGE Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
EDP Electronic Data Processing
EDP Emergency Destruction Plan
EE End-Entity
EED Electro-Explosive Device
EEE End-to-end Encryption
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EFE Encase Forensic Edition
EFF Enhanced FIREFLY
EFFVS Enhanced FIREFLY Vector Set
EFS Encrypting File System
EFT Electronic Funds Transfer
EIDE Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
EIGRP Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol
EIR Equipment Identity Register
EK Exclusion Key
EKDL Electronic Key Destruction List
EKE Exponential Key Exchange
EKM Electronic Key Management
EKMS Electronic Key Management System
EKR Electronic Key Replacement
EM Encryptor Manager
EMA Eclypt Management Application
EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
EMR Electromagnetic Radiation
EMSEC Emission Security
EMT Extruded or Electrical Metal Tubing
ENET Ethernet
EPL Evaluated Products List
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EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EPS Enhanced Polar System
ERTZ Equipment Radiation TEMPEST Zone
ESA Enhanced Subscriber Authentication
ESA Enterprise Security Architecture
ESC Extremely Sensitive COMSEC
ESD Electronic Services Delivery
ESM Enterprise Security Management
ESN Electronic Serial Number
ESP Encapsulating Security Payload (Ipv6)
ESP Enhanced Subscriber Policy
ESPv1 Encapsulating Security Payload (Ipv6) version 1
ESPv3 Encapsulating Security Payload (Ipv6) version 3
ESS Extended Service Set
ET Entrust Technologies
ET Transmitted Electric Field
ETPL Endorsed TEMPEST Products List
ETPP Endorsed TEMPEST Products Program
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
ETSSP Endorsed TEMPEST Support Service Program
EUT Equipment Under Test
E-Vault Electronic Vault
EV-DO Evolution-Data Only
EV-DV Evolution-Data and Voice
F&PCA Functional and Physical Configuration Audit
FAA Financial Administration Act
FAC Foreign Affairs Canada
FAX Facsimile
FCC Federal Communications Commission (USA)
FDD Frequency Division Duplex
FDDI Fiber-Distributed Data Interface
FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access
FDT Field Data Terminal
FEK File Encryption Key
FF FIREFLY
FFVS FIREFLY Vector Set
FHS Frequency Hopping Sequence
FHSS Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
FI File Integrity
FIPC Federal Information Protection Centre
FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard (USA)
FIREFLY Key management protocol based on public key cryptography
FM Frequency Modulation
FMS Foreign Military Sales
FNBDT Future Narrow Band Digital Terminal
FOC Full Operational Capability
FOCI Foreign Ownership, Control and Influence
FOD Foreign Ownership or Dominance
FOUO For Official Use Only (USA)
FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
FPL Fixed Packet Length
FR Field Reprogrammability
FSC Facility Security Clearance
FSS Fixed Satellite Service
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FSU Field Software Upgrade
FSU Field Software Upgrade
FTP File Transfer Protocol
FTR Field Tamper Recovery
FY Fiscal Year
Gbps Gigabit per second
GC Government of Canada
GC CBI Government of Canada Certificate Based Infrastructure
GC EKMS Government of Canada Electronic Key Management System
GC PKI Government of Canada Public Key Infrastructure
GC-CIRT Government of Canada Computer Incident Response Team
GCKDF Generalized Concatenated Key Derivation Function
GCM Galois/Counter Mode
GDC Generic Discovery Client
GEA1, GEA2 GPRS Encryption Algorithms
GEDS Government Electronic Directory Service
GEM General Dynamics Encryptor Manager
GESC Government Electronic Services Card
GFE Government Furnished Equipment
GFF Generic Fill Format
GGSN Gateway GPRS Support Node
GHz Gigahertz
GIDO Generic Intrusion Detection Options
GIDS Gateway Intrusion Detection System
GIG Global Information Grid
GKP GFF Key Packages
GMITS Guidelines for the Management of IT Security
GOL Government on-line
GPRS General Packet Radio Service
GPS Global Positioning System
GRE Generic Routing Encapsulation
GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
GSP Government Security Policy
GSS Generic Security Services
GTIS Government Telecommunications and Informatics Services
GUI Graphical User Interface
H2HKT HAIPE-to-HAIPE Key Transfer
HA High Availability
HAA High Availability Architecture
HAC Host Authorization Code
HACP High Assurance Cryptographic Product
HAGAR High Assurance Guidelines and Requirements
HAIPE High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor
HAIPE IS High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor Interoperability Specification
HAM Host Authentication Module
HCI Host Control Interface
HCI Highest Classification Indicator
HCP Hardened Cable Path
HDD Hard Disk Drive
HDML Handheld Device Markup Language
Hdr Header
HEMP High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse
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HF High Frequency
HGEC High Gain Earth Coverage
HI/DR Handling Instructions/Disposition Record
HIDS Host-Based Intrusion Detection System
HIPS Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System
HLR Home Location Register
HMAC Hash Message Authentication Code
HMI Human-Machine Interface
HPW High Performance Waveform
HQ Headquarters
HR Human Resources
HRCA High Resolution Coverage Area
HRZ Highly Restricted Zone
HSDPA Hign Speed Downlink Packet Access
HSPA High Speed Packet Access
HSRP Hot Standby Router Protocol
HTML Hypertext Markup Language
HTRA Harmonized Threat Risk Assessment
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol over SSL/TLS
HUB Hold Up Battery
HUMINT Human Intelligence
HW Hardware
Hz Hertz
I&A Identification and Authentication
I&V Identification and Validation
IAB Internet Activities Board
IANA Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
IAP Interim Authority to Process
IATF Information Assurance Technical Framework
IBKT In-Band Key Transfer
IBSS Independent Basic Service Set Network
IC Integrated Circuit
ICD Interface Control Document
ICMCM Industrial COMSEC Material Control Manual
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
ICMPv6 Internet Control Message Protocol version 6
ICOM Integrated Communications Security
ICSD Industrial & Corporate Security Directorate
ICSI Interdepartmental Committee on Security and Intelligence
ICV Integrity Check Value
ID Identification
IDART Information Design Assurance Red Team
IDC International Data Corporation
IDC Intrusion Detection Centre
IDEA International Data Encryption Algorithm
iDEN Integrated Digital Enhanced Network
IDES Intrusion Detection Expert System
IDIQ Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
IDS Intrusion Detection System
IDUP Independent Data Unit Protection
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEKMS International Electronic Key Management System
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IERA Information Technology Security Evaluation & Risk Assessment
IET Individual Encrypted Transaction
IETF Internet Engineering Task Force
IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol
IGMPv1 Internet Group Management Protocol version 1
IGMPv2 Internet Group Management Protocol version 2
IIP Information Infrastructure Protection
IIPTF Information Infrastructure Protection Technical Framework
IIS Internet Information Server
IKD Individual Key Distribution
IKE Internet Key Exchange
IKEK Initialization Key Encryption Key
IKEv2 Internet Key Exchange version 2
IKMS IRIS Key Management System
IM Instant Messaging
IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity
IM-PEPD Implicit Peer Enclave Prefix Discovery
IMSI International Mobile Station Identity
INE In-line Network Encryptor
INFOSEC Information Security
INWG Internetworking Working Group
IO Information Operation
IOC Initial Operational Capability
IOPS Internet Official Protocol Standards
IOS Internetworking Operating System
IP In-Process
IP Internet Protocol
IPC Interprocess Communication Protocol
IPC Information Protection centre
IPET Information Protection Engineering Team
IPMEIR Internet Protocol Security Minimum Essential Interoperability Requirements
IPPL Information Technology Security Pre-qualified Products List
IPPP Information Technology Security Product Pre-Qualification Program
IPPP Information Technology Security Pre-Approved Products
IPRA Internet Policy Registration Authority
IPSEC Internet Protocol Security
IPV International Partner Variant
IPv4 Internet Protocol version 4
IPv6 Internet Protocol version 6
IPX Internet Packet Exchange
IR Infrared
IRE Information Resource Engineering
IRI Issue Report Initiating
IRIG-B Inter-Range Instrumentation Group B format
IRIS Integrated Radio Information System
IRST Inventory Reconciliation Status Transaction
IS Information System
IS Inspectable Space
IS Interoperability Specification
ISAC Isolation Systems Access Control
ISAKMP Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol
ISC Interdepartmental Steering Committee
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
ISM Industrial Security Manual
ISM Iridium Secure Mode
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ISM Industrial, Scientific and Medical Band
ISO International Organization for Standardization
ISO/IEC International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission
ISOC Internet Society
ISP Internet Service Provider
ISS Internet Security Scanner
ISSAA Information System Security Assurance Architecture
ISSM Information System Security Manager
ISSO Information Systems Security Officer
IT Information Technology
ITAR International Traffic in Arms Regulation (USA)
ITCP Information Technology Continuity Planning
ITI IT Infrastructure
ITIL Information Technology Infrastructure Library
ITISPS Information Technology Infrastructure Security and Protection Services
ITS Information Technology Security
ITS AFU Information Technology Security Approval For Use (CSE)
ITSA Information Technology Security Alert (CSE)
ITSB Information Technology Security Bulletin (CSE)
ITSC Information Technology Security Coordinator
ITSC Information Technology Security Committee
ITSCC Information Technology Security Coordination Centre
ITSD Information Technology Security Directorate (PWGSC)
ITSD Information Technology Security Directive (CSE)
ITSEC Information Technology Security Evaluation Criteria
ITSEC Information Technology Security
ITSEM Information Technology Security Evaluation Manual (Common Criteria)
ITSET Information Technology Security Evaluation and Testing (Common Criteria)
ITSG Information Technology Security Guidance (CSE)
ITSIRT Information Technology Security Incidence Response Team
ITSLC Information Technology Security Learning Centre
ITSPL Information Technology Security Product List
ITSPSR Information Technology Security Product System Report (CSE)
ITST Information Technology Security Training
ITU International Telecommunications Union (formerly CCITT)
ITU-T ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
IUP Internet Usage Policy
IV Initialization Vector
IVRS Internal Voice Recognition System
IW Information Warfare
JITC Joint Interoperability Test Command
JTRS Joint Tactical Radio System
KB Kilobyte
Kbps Kilobit per second
KBps Kilobyte per second
Kc Ciphering Key
KCN Key Conversion Notice
KDC Key Distribution Centre
KDF Key Derivation Function
KDM Key Distribution Manager
KEA Key Exchange Algorithm
KEK Key Encryption Key
KEKL Local Key Encryption Key
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KEKM Memory Key Encryption Key
KEKow Key Encryption Key - Order Wire
KEKuc Key Encryption Key - User Communications
Keymat Keying Material
KG Key Generator
KGM Key Generation manager
KGS Key Generation System
KHz Kilohertz
Ki Individual Subscriber Authentication Key
KLIF Key Loading and Initialization Facility
KLIFMS Key Loading and Initialization Facility Management Station
KMA Key Management Authority
KMC Key Management Centre
KMID Key Management Infrastructure
KMID Key Material IDentifier
KMP Key Management Plan
KMSP Key Material Support Plan
KOMPASS Key Order Management/Production Accounting Software System
KP Key Processor
KPF Key Production Facility
KPK Key Production Key
KPKI Key Production Key Initial
KPKL Local Key Production Key
KPS Key Production System
KSD Key Storage Device
KTE Key Translation Element
KV Key Variable
KVA Kilovolt-amper
LAKMS Local AEHF Key Management Station
LAN Local Area Network
LANT Atlantic Coverage for DAMA satellite system
LAR Light Assault Radio
LCD Liquid Crystal Dysplay
LCMS Local COMSEC Management Software
LCP Link Control Protocol
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LDGID Load Group Identifier
LEA Law Enforcement Agency
LEA Limited Exclusion Area
LEAD Low-Cost Encryption Authentication Device
LED Light Emitting Diode
LEF Link Encryptor Family
LEF IS Link Encryptor Family Interoperability Specification
LEP List of Effective Pages
LFM Log File Monitors
LGEC Low Gain Earth Coverage
LIPC Local Information Protection Centre
LIT Line Interface Terminal
LKEK Local Key Encryption Key
LLT Low Latency Transport
LMD Local Management Device
LMD/KP Local Management Device / Key Processor
LOA Letter Of Agreement
LOS Line Of Sight
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LPD Line Printer Daemon
LPD Low probability of detection
LPI Low probability of intercept
LRA Local Registration Authority
LX Long Wavelength Optical Fiber
LYOU Last Year Of Use
MA Management Agent
MAC Mandatory Access Control
MAC Media Access Control
MAC Message Authentication Code
MAD Maximum Allowable Downtime
MAN Metropolitan Area Network
MAPI Messaging Application Programming Interface
MAXSL Maximum Security Level
MB Megabyte
MBITR Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio
Mbps Megabit per second
MC Memorandum to Cabinet
MCD Malicious Code Defence
MCD&ID Malicious Code Defence and Intrusion Detection
MD Message Digest
MD5 Message Digest 5
MDAC Microsoft Data Access Components
MDC Mobile Data Communication
MDS Mobile Data System (BlackBerry)
MELP Mixed Excitation Linear Predictive
MG Manuals and Guidelines
MHS Message Handling System (X.400)
MHz Megahertz
MIB Management Information Base
MicroSD Micro Secure Digital
MIDS-JTRS Multifunctional Infromation Distribution System - Joint Tactical Radio System
MIL - STD Military Standard
MILS Multiple Independent Levels of Security
MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output
MiniSD Mini Secure Digital
MINSL Minimum Security Level
MISPC Minimum Interoperability Specification for PKI Components
MISSI Multilevel Information System Security Initiative
MITS Management of Information Technology Security
MK KEK Manual Keying Key Encryption Key
MKEK Master Key Encryption Key
MLA Mail List Agent
MLD Multicast Listener Discovery
MLDv1 Multicast Listener Discovery version 1
MLDv2 Multicast Listener Discovery version 2
MLPP Multilevel Precedence and Pre-emption
MLS Multi Level Security
MMS Multimedia Messaging Service
MMSI Meeting of Ministers on Security and Intelligence
MMT Multi Media Terminal
MN Management Node
Mo Megaoctet
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MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MODEM Modulate/Demodulate
MOSS MIME Object Security Services
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MPD Message Processing and Dispatching
MPE Mission Planning Element
MPSS Mission Planning Sub System
MPUP Main Processor Update Program
MQV Menezes-Qu-Vanstone
MR Mutual Recognition Group (Common Criteria)
MS Mobile Station
MS Message Store (X.400)
MSC Mobile Switching Centre
MS-DOS Microsoft Disk Operating System
MSFR Minimum Security Functional Requirement (Common Criteria)
MSK Message Signature Key
MSL Minimum Service Level
MSL Multiple Security Level
MSP Message Security Protocol
MSS Mobile Satellite Service
MSSDE Missions Specific Software Development Environment
MTA Message Transfer Agent (X.400)
MTBF Mean Time Between Failure
MTEK Main Traffic Encryption Key
MTS Mobile Telephone Service
MTS Message Transfer System (X.400)
MTTR Mean Time To Restore
MTU Maximum Transmission Unit
MUX Multiplexer
mW Milliwatt
MWOD-A HAVEQUICK Multiple Word of Day - Automatic
MWOD-M HAVEQUICK Multiple Word of Day - Manual
NA Network Administrator
NAI National Affiliation Identifier
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NAT Network Address Translation
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAT-T Network Address Translation - Traversal
NC Network Controller
NCAT National COMSEC Audit Team
NCD Net Control Device
NCER National Cryptographic Equipment Reserve
NCIAP National Critical Infrastructure Assurance Program
NCIO National COMSEC Incidents Office
NCMCS National COMSEC Material Control System
NCOR National Central Office of Record
NCP Network Control Protocol
NCP Novell Core Protocol
NCR National Capital Region
NCS Net Control Station
NCSA National centre for Supercomputing Applications (USA)
NCSC National Computer Security Centre (USA)
NDA National Distribution Authority
NDP Neighbor Discovery Protocol
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NDS Network Directory Service (Novell)
NES Network Encryption System
NetBIOS Network Basic Input Output System
NETCON Net Controller
NetRPC Network Remote Procedure Call (Banyan)
NETSEC Network Security
NFC Near Field Communication
NFK Netted FIREFLY Key
NFR Network Flight Recorder
NFS Network File System
NIC Network Interface Card
NIDS Network Intrusion Detection System
NIPRNET Non-Classified Internet Protocol Router Network (USA)
NIPS Network Intrusion Prevention System
NIS Network Information Service
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA)
NITSM National Information Technology Security Memoranda
NKMS Net Key Management Server
NLZ No Lone Zone
NMC Network Management centre
NMP Network Management Protocol
NMSO National Master Standing Offer
NMT Navy Multi-band Terminal
NNTP Network News Transfer Protocol
NOS Network Operating System
NPS Not Physically Sighted
NRPL NATO Recommended Product List
NSA National Security Agency (USA)
NSF National Science Foundation
NSM Network Security Manager
NSN Nortel Secure Networks
NSP Network Service Provider
NSTISSAM National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Advisory Memoranda
NSTISSI National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Instructions
NT Network Terminal
NT1 Non Type 1
NTP Network Time Protocol
NVRAM Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
OCSP Online Certificate Status Protocol
ODBC Open Database Connectivity
ODS Optical Data
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OFB Output FeedBack (DES mode)
OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
OGD Other Government Department
OID Object Identifier
O-IO Offensive Information Operation
OLE Object Linking and Embedding
OLG Other Levels of Government
OMC Operations and Maintenance Centre
OO Object Oriented
OOBKT Out-Of-Band Key Transfer
OOP Object Oriented Programming
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OPM Ordering Privilege Manager
OPN Order Privilege Notice
OPSEC Open Platform for Security
OPSEC Operations Security
ORR Operational Rekey Report
OS Operating System
OSI Open System Interconnection
OSPF Open Shortest Path First
OSVBD Operating System Vulnerability Database
OTAD Over-the-Air Distribution
OTADD Over-the-Air Data Distribution
OTAR Over-the-Air Rekey
OTAT Over-the-Air Key Transfer
OTNK Over-The-Air Network Rekey
OTT Office of Technical Threat
OTVA On-site Technical Vulnerability Assessment
OZ Operations Zone
P/L Plain Language
PA Privacy Act
PAB Public Address Book
PABX Private Automatic Branch Exchange
PAC Pacific coverage for DAMA satellite system
PAC Positive Access Control
PAN Personal Area Network
PATA Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment
PAZ Public Access Zone
PBX Private Branch Exchange
PC Personal Computer
PC Privacy Card
PCA Policy Certification Authority (Europe)
PCCIP Presidential Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection
PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCM Privilege Certificate Manager
PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PCO Privy Council Office
PCS Personal Communications Service
PCT Private Communications Technology
PCW Pulse Continuous Wave
PDA Personal Digital Assistant
P-DARR Prevention, Detection, Analysis, Response and Recovery
PDK Private Decryption Key
PDR Preliminary Design Review
PDS Practice Dangerous to Security
PDS Protected Distribution System
PDSO Packet Data Security Overlay
PDT Portable Data Terminal
PDU Protocol Data Unit
PDUN Peer Destination Unreachable Notification
PED PIN Entry Device
PEM Privacy Enhanced Mail
PER Privilege Establishment Request
PET Privacy Enhancing Technologies
PETPL Potential Endorsed TEMPEST Products List
PFFW Packet Filter Firewall
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PGP Pretty Good Privacy
PGS Policy on Government Security
PHRD Peer HAIPE Reachability Detection
PIA Privacy Impact Assessment
PIB Personal Information Bank
PIM Personnel Information Management
PIN Personal Identification Number
PIPEDA Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
PIX Private Internet Exchange
PKC Public Key Cryptography
PKCS Public Key Cryptography Standards (USA)
PKI Public Key Infrastructure
PKI ACIMN Public Key Infrastructure Automated Certificate Insurance Management Node
PKI MN Public Key Infrastructure Management Node
PKIX Public Key Infrastructure X.509
PKIX CMP Public Key Interchange Certificate Management Protocol
PKM Private Key Management
PLMN Public Land Mobile Network
PMA Policy Management Authority
Pmax Maximum Power
PMBOK Project Management Body of Knowledge
PMCS Preventive Maintenance Checks and Services
PMI Privilege Management Infrastructure
Pmin Minimum Power
PMO Project Management Office
PMP Product Management Plan
PMTU Path Maximum Transmission Unit
POC Point Of Contact
POST Power-On Self Test
POTS Plain Old Telephone Service
PP Protection Profile (Common Criteria)
PP/ST Protection Profile/Security Target (Common Criteria)
PPE Point-to-Point Encryption
PPK Pre-placed Key
PPP Policies, Practices and Procedures
PPP Point to Point Protocol
PRI Primary Rate Interface
PRNG Pseudorandom Number Generator
PS Public Safety Canada
PSAT Public Safety and Anti-Terrorism
PSCIOC Public Sector Chief Information Officers Council
PSEPC Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
PSEQN Payload Sequence Number
PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network
PT Plain text
PTP Point-To-Point
PUB Publication
PVC Permanent Virtual Circuit
PVK Public Verification Key
PWA Printed Wiring Assembly
PWGSC Public Works and Government Services Canada
PWGSC ICSD Public Works and Government Services Canada Industrial and Corporate Security Directorate
PZ Public Zone
QA Quality Assurance
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QKEK Quadrant Key Encryption Key
QoS Quality of Service
R&D Research and Development
R&M Repair and Maintenance
RA Registration Authority
RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive (or Independent) Disks
RAM Random Access Memory
RAMP Rating Maintenance Phase (USA)
RAND Random number
RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
RAS Remote Access Server
RASKL Really Simple Key Loader
RASP Remote Access Security Program
RATS Remote Access Trojans
RBAC Role-Based Access Control
RC4 Rivest Cipher 4
RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCP Remote Control Processor
RD-LAP Radio Data-Link Access Procedure
RDS RED Distribution System
REA Red Equipment Area
REZ Restricted Extranet Zone
RF Radio Frequency
RFA Relief From Accountability
RFC Request for Comments
RFI Radio Frequency Interference
RFID Radio Frequency Identification
RFP Request For Proposal
RIDS Remote Intrusion Detection System
RIM® Research in Motion (Limited)
RIP Routing Information Protocol (TCP/IP, Novell)
RIPng Routing Information Protocol Next Generation (TCP/IP, Novell)
RIPv1 Routing Information Protocol version 1 (TCP/IP, Novell)
RIPv6 Routing Information Protocol version 6 (TCP/IP, Novell)
RM Rating Maintenance Phase (Canada)
RMA Repair and Maintenance Activity
RMF Risk Management Framework
ROM Read Only Memory
RPC Remote Procedure Call
RRB Radio Re-Broadcast
RSA Rivest-Shamir-Adleman; RSA algorithm
RTCP Real-time Transport Control Protocol
RTP Real-time Transport Protocol
RTP Routing Table Protocol (Banyan)
RX Receiver
RZ Restricted Zone
S&I Security and Intelligence
S/MIME Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension
S^2 Software Signature
SA Security Association
SA Security Administrator
SA&A Security Assessment and Authorization
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SAA Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
SACS Secure Access Control System
SAD Security Association Database
SAK Secure Attention Key (Common Criteria)
SAKMS Secure Applications and Key Management Service
SAMP Suspicious Activity Monitoring Protocol
SAN Storage Area Network
SAP Service Advertising Protocol (Novell)
SAR Specific Absortion Rate
SARK Saville Advanced Remote Rekey
SATA Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
SATAN System Administration Tool for Analyzing Networks
SATCOM Satellite Communication
SAZ Special Access Zone
SBU Sensitive-but-unclassified (USA)
SC ESM/DCC Secure Channel Enterprise Security Management/Data Correlation and Consolidation
SC IDMCD Secure Channel Intrusion Detection and Malicious Code Defence
SC SRM Secure Channel Secure Remote Management
SCAP Secure Content Automation Protocol
SCC Standards Council of Canada
SCESM Secure Channel Enterprise Security Management
SCI Sensitive Compartmented Information
SCI SO Sensitive Compartmented Information Security Officer
SCIF Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility
SCIP Secure Communications Interoperability Protocol
SCNet Secure Channel Network
SCO UNIX Santa Cruz Operations UNIX (Operating System)
SCS Secure Conference System
SCSI Small Computer System Interface
SDA Sensitive Discussion Area
SDD Secure Data Device
SDD Secure Dynamic Discovery
SDLC System Development Life Cycle
SDNS Secure Data Network System
SDR Software-Defined Radio
SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDS Secure Data Transfer Device 2000 System
SECAN Military Committee Communications Security and Evaluation Agency NATO
SEIT Security Evaluation and Inspection Team
SEP Secure Exchange Protocol
SET Secure Electronic Transaction
SF Security Function (Common Criteria)
SFP Small Form-Factor Pluggable
SFP Security Function Policy (Common Criteria)
SFTP Shielded Foil Twisted Pair
SFUG Security Features Users Guide (Common Criteria)
SGSM Sectéra Secure Wireless Phone for GSM
SGSN Serving GPRS Support Node
SHA Secure Hash Algorithm
SHGEC Super High Gain Earth Coverage
SHS Secure Hash Standard
s-http Secure - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
SIGINT Signals Intelligence
SII Strategic IM/IT Infrastructure Initiative
SIM Subscriber Identity Module
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SIN Social Insurance Number
SINCGARS Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
SIP Session Initiation Protocol
SIP SINCGARS System Improvement Plan
SIPRNET Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (USA)
SIV System Integrity Identifier
SKCR Seed Key Conversion Report
SKEK Storage Key Encryption Key (now LKEK)
Skipjack U.S. Key Escrow Encryption Algorithm
SKL Simple Key Loader
SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol
SME PED Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device
SMG Secure Mail Guard
SMI Security Management Infrastructure
SMP Service Management Plan
SMS Short Message Service
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNAC Serial Number Accounting Control
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
SNMPv2 Simple Network Management Protocol version 2
SNMPv3 Simple Network Management Protocol version 3
SNS Secure Network Server
SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol
SOC Secure Operations Centre
SOCKS SOCKet Secure Protocol
SOF Strength of Function (Common Criteria)
SOI Signal Operation Instruction
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
SOQPSK Shaped Offset Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
SOS Statement of Sensitivity
SP Security Policy
SP Security Processor
SPD Security Policy Database
SPIN Security Policy Implementation Notice
SPIRS SDNS PSTN-ISDN Rekey Subsystem
SPKM Simple Public Key Mechanism
SPM Security Policy Model
SPP Sequenced Packet Protocol (Banyan)
SR Sponsor Representatives (Common Criteria)SRCL Security Requirements Checklist
SRP Server Relay Protocol
SRS Security Requirements Statement
SSA SIGINT Secure Area
SSB Single Side Band
SSC Shared Services Canada
SSD Solid State Drive
SSE-CMM System Security Engineering Capability Maturity Model
SSH Secure Shell Protocol
SSID Service Set Identifier
SSL Secure Sockets Layer
SSO Site Security Officer
SSO System Security Officer
SSUPS Solid State Uninterruptible Power Supply
ST Security Target (Common Criteria)
ST&E Security Testing and Evaluation
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STAR Short Title Assignment Requester
STD Standard
STE Secure Terminal Equipment
STP Shielded Twisted Pair
STU-III Secure Telephone Unit - Third Generation
SUB Subnetwork
SVC Switched Virtual Circuit
SVN Secure Virtual Network
SW Software
SWLAN Secure Wireless Local Area Network
SWT Sectéra Wireline Terminal
T1 1.56 Mbps
T1DSW Type 1 Default Software
T3 44.736 Mbps
T3MD Tier 3 Management Device
TA Terminal Administrator
TA Token Administrator
TACACS Terminal Access Controller Access Control System
TAMPDET Tamper Detect Signal
TAT Technical Assessment Team
TBD To be determined
TBITS Treasury Board Information Technology Standards
TBS Treasury Board Secretariat
TCA TALON Communication Adapter
TCB Trusted Computing Base
TCCCS Tactical Command, Control, and Communications System
TCI Technical COMSEC Inspection
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
TCSE Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria (USA)
TCT TALON Cryptographic Token
TDD Time Division Duplex
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
TEK Traffic Encryption Key
TEKow Traffic Encryption Key - Order Wire
TEKuc Traffic Encryption Key - User Communications
TELCO Telephone Company
TFC TALON Fill Cable
TFM Trusted Facility Manual (Common Criteria)
TFS Traffic Flow Security
TFT Thin Film Transistor
TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol
THS TALON Host Software
THz Terahertz
TIS Toolkit Trusted Information Systems Toolkit
TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
TL TACLANE
TLS Transport Layer Security
TMD Touch Memory Device
TNI Trusted Network Interpretation (Common Criteria)
TOE Target of Evaluation (Common Criteria)
TOGAF The Open Group Architecture Framework
TPA Terminal Privilege Authority
TPEP Trusted Product Evaluation Program
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TPI Two-person Integrity
TRA Threat and Risk Assessment
TRA Transfer Report Receipt - All
TRANSEC Transmission Security
TRI Transfer Report Initiating
TRI Transfer Report Receipt - Individual
Triple DES Triple Data Encryption Standard
TrKEK Transfer Key Encryption Key
TRR Test and Readiness Review
TS TOP SECRET
TSEC Telecommunications Security
TSEGFW Trusted Systems Environmental Guideline For Firewalls
TSF Trusted Security Functions (synonymous with TCB)
TSG Telephone Security Group
TSK Transmission Security Key
TSP TOE Security Policy (Common Criteria)
TSRD Technical and Security Requirements Document
TSSIT Technical Security Standards for Information Technology
TTS Trusted Time Source
TVAC Threat and Vulnerability Analysis Capability
TVAS Threat and Vulnerability Analysis System
TX Transmitter
U.S. KMS United States Key Management System
U//FOUO Unclassified//For Official Use Only
UA User Agent (X.400)
UAA Uncontrolled Access Area
UAS User Application Software
UDF User Data File
UDP User Datagram Protocol
UHF Ultra High Frequency
UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
UPS Uninterruptable Power Supply
URL Uniform Resource Locator
USB Universal Serial Bus
US-EKMS-CF United States-Electronic Key Management System-Central Facility
User Rep User Representative
USM User-based Security Model
USRP Universal Software Radio Peripheral
UUCP UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Program
V2 Version 2
V3 Version 3
VA Vulnerability Assessment
VCS VERITAS Cluster Server
VDU Video Docking Unit
VHF Very High Frequency
VIP Vines Internet Protocol (Banyan)
VLAN Virtual Local Area Network
VLR Visitor Location Register
VM Virtual Machine
VME Versa Module Eurocard
VoIP Voice Over Internet Protocol; Voice over IP
VPN Virtual Private Network
VSA Vendor Security Analyst (Common Criteria)
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VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
WAE Wireless Application Environment
WAIS Wide-Area Information Server
WAN Wide Area Network
Wang TIU Wang Trusted Interface Unit
WAP Wireless Access Protocol
W-CDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
WCMP Wireless Control Message Protocol
WDP Wireless Datagram Protocol
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy
WIDS Wireless Intrusion Detection System
WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access
WIN-T War-fighter Information Network - Tactical
WIPS Wireless Intrusion Prevention System
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
WML Wireless Markup Language
WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access
WPA2 Wi-Fi Protected Access 2
WPAN Wireless Personal Area Network
WSP Wireless Session Protocol
WTA Wireless Telephony Application
WTLS Wireless Transport Layer Security
WTP Wireless Transaction Protocol
WWAN Wireless Wide Area Network
WWW World Wide Web
X.400 Message Handling System described by the ITU-T X.400 Recommendations.
X.500 Directory Service described by the ITU-T X.500 Recommendations (X.500)
X.509 ITU-T standard format for public key certificates
ZIP Zone Interface Point
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