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GISF · Question #231

Which U.S. government agency is responsible for establishing standards concerning cryptographyfor nonmilitary use?

The correct answer is C. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

Which U.S. government agency is responsible for establishing standards concerning cryptographyfor nonmilitary use?

Options

ACentral Security Service (CSS)
BRequest for Comments (RFC)
CNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
DAmerican Bankers Association
EInternational Telecommunications Union
FNational Security Agency (NSA)

How the community answered

(69 responses)

A
12% (8)
B
4% (3)
C
80% (55)
E
3% (2)
F
1% (1)

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