Acronyms

See: brand certification authority.

See: brand CRL identifier.

See: BLACK/Crypto/RED.

See: Basic Encoding Rules.

See: bank identification number.

Designation for data that consists only of cipher text, and for information system equipment items or facilities that handle only cipher text. Example: "BLACK key". (See: BCR, color change, RED/BLACK separation. Compare: RED.)

An end to end encryption system for computer data networks that was developed by the U.S. DoD in the 1980s to provide host to host data confidentiality service for datagrams at OSIRM Layer 3. [Weis] (Compare: CANEWARE, IPsec.)

See: British Standard 7799.