Defense & national security · Authorizing Official · ISSM · Cryptographic Modernization
Scope a CNSA 2.0 transition for a national-security system
Which mission components, interfaces, and data lifetimes fall inside the transition boundary?
Operational pain
A system-level algorithm list misses embedded cryptography in tactical links, identity, management planes, vendor appliances, and disconnected enclaves.
Trigger
A mandated CNSA transition milestone, system recertification, or capability upgrade.
QNSI contribution
Connect the decision to a controlled security path
Use QNSI inventory structure to catalogue algorithms, keys, protocols, ownership, mission impact, and unavailable evidence.
Decision artifact
A system-specific CNSA transition inventory with mission dependencies, waivers, and acquisition actions.
What still requires validation
The responsible national-security authority determines applicability, approved products, classified evidence, and authorization.
External problem context
Primary sources
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Evidence boundary
What this page does—and does not—prove
This is a product evaluation pattern, not a customer case study, certification, legal opinion, regulator endorsement, or claim that a production deployment completed the described work.