The KIV-7 is a

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Type-1, single-channel encryptor originally designed in the mid-1990s by AlliedSignal Corporation to meet the demand for secure data communications from personal computers (PC), workstations, and FAXs. It has data rates up to 512 kbit/s and is interoperable with the

KG-84 The KG-84A and KG-84C are encryption devices developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) to ensure secure transmission of digital data. The KG-84C is a Dedicated Loop Encryption Device (DLED), and both devices are General-Purpose Telegra ...

, KG-84A, and KG-84C data encryption devices.

Versions

Several versions of the KIV-7 have been developed over the years by many different corporations that have either bought the rights to build the KIV-7 or through corporate mergers. *KIV-7 Speeds up to 512 kbit/s *KIV-7 HS Speeds up to T-1 (1.54 Mbit/s) *KIV-7HSB Speeds up to 2.048 Mbit/s *KIV-7M Speeds up to 50 Mbit/s and supports the High Assurance Internet Protocol Interoperability Specification (HAIPIS) (The National Security Agency (NSA) has established new High Assurance Internet Protocol Interoperability Specifications ( HAIPIS) that requires different vendor's Inline Network Encryption (INE) devices to be interoperable.)

References

* HAIPE *

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(CNSS Policy No. 19) *

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* SafeNet Mykotronx, manufacturer of a line of KIV-7 devices.

External links

CNSS Policy No. 19, National Policy Governing the Use of High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor (HAIPE) Products
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