The KSV-21 Enhanced Crypto Card is a US National Security Agency-approved PC card that provides Type 1 encryption functions and key storage to the STE secure telephones and other devices. The KSV-21 was originally built by SafeNet but has since been purchased by Raytheon as a tamper-resistant reprogrammable module and is backwards compatible with the KOV-14 Fortezza Plus card. It adds features including support for SCIP, Enhanced Firefly and NSA's 21st century Key Management Initiative. It can perform Type 1 encryption and hash operations at 80 Mbit/s. As of 2008, the KOV-14 is beginning to be phased out and replaced by the KSV-21. The US version is certified to protect classified data through the Top Secret/SCI level as well as unclassified sensitive information. Versions are available for use with other nations, including:
Canadian national (KSV-22) Combined Communications Electronics Board (CCEB) (KSV-30) NATO (KSV-40) Coalition Partners (SSV-50) Prices range from $900 for single units to under $400/each in multi-thousand lot quantities as of 2008.
References
External links "Voice: Enhanced Crypto Card KSV-21". SafeNet. Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2009-12-21.