Clipper chip

chipset that was developed and promoted by the NSA
Product chipset Q663839
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Clipper chip

Summary

Clipper chip is a chipset[1]. It draws 107 Wikipedia views per month (chipset category, ranking #3 of 21).[2]

Key Facts

  • Clipper chip is credited with the discovery of National Security Agency[3].
  • Clipper chip's image is recorded as MYK-78 Clipper chip markings.jpg[4].
  • Clipper chip's instance of is recorded as chipset[5].
  • Clipper chip's developer is recorded as National Security Agency[6].
  • Clipper chip's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/024xhj[7].
  • Clipper chip's described by source is recorded as The risks of key recovery, key escrow, and trusted third-party encryption[8].
  • Clipper chip's has characteristic is recorded as backdoor[9].
  • Clipper chip's has characteristic is recorded as key escrow[10].
  • Clipper chip's different from is recorded as Clipper architecture[11].
  • Clipper chip's uses is recorded as SKIPJACK[12].
  • Clipper chip's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 131003461[13].

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Works and Contributions

Clipper chip is credited with the discovery of National Security Agency[3].

Why It Matters

Clipper chip draws 107 Wikipedia views per month (chipset category, ranking #3 of 21).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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