Abbreviation

Meaning

3DES

Triple Data Encryption Standard

ABAC

Attribute Based Access Control

AES

Advanced Encryption Standard

AH

Authentication Header

AISEP

Australasian Information Security Evaluation Program

AoG

All-of-Government

AS

Australian Standard

ASD

Australian Signals Directorate

BYOD

Bring Your Own Device

BYOK

Bring Your Own Keys

CAVP

Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program

CBC

Cipher Block Chaining

CC

Common Criteria

CCI

Controlled Cryptographic Item

CCRA

Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement

CDS

Cross-Domain Solution

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CIO

Chief Information Officer

CISO

Chief Information Security Officer

COMSEC

Communications Security

CSfC

Commercial Solutions for Classified

CSO

Chief Security Officer

CSP

Cloud Service Provider

DdoS

Distributed Denial-Of-Service

DH

Diffie-Hellman

DIS

Draft International Standard

DKIM

DomainKeys Identified Mail

DMARC

DMZ

DoS

Denial-Of-Service

DSA

Digital Signature Algorithm

EAL

Evaluation Assurance Level

EAP-TLS

Extensible Authentication Protocol-Transport Layer Security

ECB

Electronic Code Book mode

ECDH

Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman

ECDSA

Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm

EEPROM

Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

EPL

Evaluated Products List

EPLD

Evaluated Products List – Degausser

EPROM

Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

ESP

Encapsulating Security Payload

FIPS

Federal Information Processing Standard

FPGA

Field Programmable Gate Array

FTL

Flash Transition Layer

GCDO

NZ Government Chief Digital Officer

GCSB

Government Communications Security Bureau

GPU

Graphics Processing Unit

HA

High Availability

HACE

High Assurance Cryptographic Equipment

HB

Handbook

HGCE

High Grade Cryptographic Equipment. Terminology superseded by HACE.

HGCP

High Grade Cryptographic Products. Terminology superseded by HACE.

HMAC

Hashed Message Authentication Code

HSM

Hardware Security Module

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

HTTPS

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

HYOK

Hold Your Own Keys

IaaS

Infrastructure-as-a-Service

ICT

Information And Communications Technology

IDS

Intrusion Detection System

IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission

IEEE

Institute Of Electrical And Electronics Engineers

IETF

International Engineering Task Force

IKE

Internet Key Exchange

IM

Instant Messaging

IMS

IP Multimedia Subsystem

IODEF

Incident Object Description Exchange Format

IP

Internet Protocol

IPSec

Internet Protocol Security

IR

Infrared

IRC

Internet Relay Chat

IPT

Internet Protocol Telephony

IRP

Incident Response Plan

ISAKMP

Internet Security Association Key Management Protocol

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

ITSEC

Information Technology Security Evaluation Criteria

ITSM

Information Technology Security Manager

IWF

Inter-Working Function

KMP

Key Management Plan

KMS

Key management system

MDM

Mobile Device Manager

MFA

Multi-Factor Authentication

MFD

Multifunction Device

MMS

Multimedia Message Service

MSL

(New Zealand) Measurement Standards Laboratory

NAND

Flash Memory Named After The NAND Logic Gate

NAND

NOT AND – A Binary Logic Operation

NDPP

Network Device Protection Profile

NIST

National Institute Of Standards And Technology

NOR

Flash Memory Named After The NOR Logic Gate

NOR

NOT OR – A Binary Logic Operation

NTP

Network Time Protocol

NZCSI

New Zealand Communications Security Instruction

NZCSP

New Zealand Communications Security Policy

NZ e-GIF

New Zealand E-Government Interoperability Framework

NZEO

New Zealand Eyes Only

NZISM

New Zealand Information Security Manual

NZS

New Zealand Standard

OTP

One-Time Password

PaaS

Platform-as-a-Service

PAM

Privileged Access Management

PBX

Private Branch Exchange

PED

Portable Electronic Device

PIN

Personal Identification Number

PKI

Public Key Infrastructure

PP

Protection Profile

PSR

Protective Security Requirements

PSTN

Public Switched Telephone Network

QoS

Quality of Service

RAM

Random Access Memory

RBAC

Role-Based Access Control

RF

Radio Frequency

RFC

Request For Comments

RSA

Rivest-Shamir-Adleman

RTP

Real-Time Transport Protocol

SaaS

Software-as-a-Service

SBC

Session Border Controller

SCEC

Security Construction And Equipment Committee

SCI

Sensitive Compartmented Information

SCIF

Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility

SCIM

System for Cross-domain Identity Management

SDN

Software Defined Networking

SecPlan

System Security Plan

SecPol

System Security Policy

SitePlan

System Site Plan

SHA

Secure Hashing Algorithm

SIM

Subscriber Identity Module

SIP

Session Initiation Protocol

SLA

Service Level Agreement

S/MIME

Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension

SMS

Short Message Service

SOE

Standard Operating Environment

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

SP

Special Publication

SPF

Sender Policy Framework

SRMP

Security Risk Management Plan

SSD

Solid State Drive

SSH

Secure Shell

SSL

Secure Sockets Layer

SSP

System Security Plan

TLS

Transport Layer Security

TOE

Target of Evaluation (in Common Criteria)

TOE

Trusted Operating Environment

UC

Unified Communication

UTC

Co-ordinated Universal Time

VDP

Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

VLAN

Virtual Local Area Network

VM

Virtual Machine

VoIP

Voice Over Internet Protocol

VPN

Virtual Private Network

WAP

Wireless Access Point

WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy

WEEE

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

WLAN

Wireless Local Area Network

WPA2

Wi-Fi Protected Access 2

XAUTH

Ike Extended Authentication