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GISP · Question #421

Which U.S. government agency is responsible for establishing standards concerning cryptography for civilian use?

The correct answer is A. 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 cryptography for civilian use?

Options

ANational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
BRequest for Comments (RFC)
CCentral Security Service (CSS)
DNational Security Agency (NSA)
EAmerican Bankers Association
FInternational Telecommunications Union

How the community answered

(47 responses)

A
74% (35)
C
13% (6)
D
4% (2)
E
6% (3)
F
2% (1)

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