FIPS 140-2 Non-Proprietary Security Policy: IBM Security XGS 3100, XGS 4100, XGS 5100, and XGS 7100
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1.5 Acronyms
The following table defines acronyms found in this document:
Acronym
Term
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
BMC
Baseboard Management Controller (a
motherboard system management
process)
CBC
Cipher Block Chaining
CSE
Communications Security
Establishment
CSP
Critical Security Parameter
DRBG
Deterministic Random Bit Generator
PCT
Pairwise Consistency Test
DTR
Derived Testing Requirement
ECDSA
Elliptic Curve Digital Signature
Algorithm
FIPS
Federal Information Processing
Standard
FW
Firmware
GPC
General Purpose Computer
GUI
Graphical User Interface
HMAC
Hashed Message Authentication Code
IBM
International Business Machines
ISS
Internet Security Systems
KAT
Known Answer Test
NDRNG
Non-deterministic Random Number
Generator
NIM
Network Interface Module
NIST
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
RSA
Rivest Shamir Adelman
SEL
System Error Log
SHA
Secure Hashing Algorithm
Table 1 Acronyms and Terms