The policies presented under this topic address national security systems issues from a broad perspective. They establish national-level goals and objectives, all of which are binding upon all U.S. Government departments and agencies.
- CNSSP-1
- National Policy for Safeguarding and Control of Communications Security Material - dated September 2004; Supersedes NCSC-1, dated 16 January 1981
- CNSSP-3
- National Policy for Granting Access to U.S. Classified Cryptographic Information - dated October 2007
- NCSC-5
- National Policy on Use of Cryptomaterial by Activities Operating in High Risk Environments - dated 6 January 1981
- CNSSP-6
- National Policy on Certification and Accreditation of National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems - dated October 2005; Supersedes NSTISSP-6, dated 8 April 1994
- NSTISSP-11
- Fact Sheet for the National Information Assurance Acquisition Policy - dated July 2003
- CNSSP-12
- National Information Assurance Policy for Space Systems Used to Support National Security Missions - dated 20 March 2007; Supersedes NSTISSP-12, dated January 2001
- CNSSP-14
- National Policy Governing the Release of Information Assurance (IA) Products and Services to Authorized U.S. Persons or Activities that are Not a Part of the Federal Government - dated November 2002
- CNSSP-15
- Fact Sheet No. 1 for the National Policy on the Use of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) to Protect National Security Systems and National Security Information - June 2003
- CNSSP-17
- National Information Assurance (IA) Policy on Wireless Capabilities - dated August 2005
- CNSSP-18
- National Policy on Classified Information Spillage - dated June 2006
- CNSSP-19
- National Policy Governing the Use of High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor (HAIPE) Products - dated February 2007
- CNSSP-21
- National Information Assurance Policy on Enterprise Architectures for National Security Systems - dated March 2007
- NSTISSP-101
- National Policy on Securing Voice Communications - dated 14 September 1999
- NSTISSP-200
- National Policy on Controlled Access Protection - dated 15 July 1987
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