KIV-7
Encyclopedia
The KIV-7 is a National Security Agency
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, KG-84A, and KG-84C data encryption devices.
(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.)
National Security Agency
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence, as well as protecting U.S...
Type-1
Type 1 encryption
In cryptography, a Type 1 product is a device or system certified by the National Security Agency for use in cryptographically securing classified U.S...
, single-channel encryptor originally designed in the mid 1990s by AlliedSignal
AlliedSignal
AlliedSignal was an aerospace, automotive and engineering company that acquired and merged with Honeywell for $15 billion in 1999, after which the new group adopted the Honeywell name.AlliedSignal was created through a 1985 merger of Allied Corp...
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, 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
HAIPE
A HAIPE is a Type 1 encryption device that complies with the National Security Agency's HAIPE IS . The cryptography used is Suite A and Suite B, also specified by the NSA as part of the Cryptographic Modernization Program...
) that requires different vendor's Inline Network Encryption (INE) devices to be interoperable.)