KOI-18

hand-held paper tape reader developed by the U.S. National Security Agency as a fill device for loading cryptographic keys
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KOI-18

Summary

KOI-18 is a fill device[1].

Key Facts

  • KOI-18's image is recorded as KOI-18 General Purpose Tape Reader - National Cryptologic Museum - DSC07990.JPG[2].
  • KOI-18's instance of is recorded as fill device[3].
  • KOI-18's operator is recorded as United States Armed Forces[4].
  • KOI-18's operator is recorded as NATO[5].
  • KOI-18's developer is recorded as National Security Agency[6].
  • +1976-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of KOI-18[7].
  • KOI-18's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bwzg4[8].
  • KOI-18's described at URL is recorded as https://www.cryptomuseum.com/crypto/usa/koi18/index.htm[9].
  • KOI-18's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q174789', 'amount': '+130'}[10].
  • KOI-18's height is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q174789', 'amount': '+38'}[11].
  • KOI-18's width is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q174789', 'amount': '+64'}[12].
  • KOI-18's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q41803', 'amount': '+350'}[13].
  • KOI-18's protocol is recorded as DS-102[14].
  • KOI-18's connector is recorded as U-229[15].
  • KOI-18's NATO Stock Number is recorded as 5895-01-573-2076[16].
  • KOI-18's NATO Stock Number is recorded as 5999-01-300-4217[17].
  • KOI-18's NATO Stock Number is recorded as 5810-01-026-9620[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . cryptomuseum.com. Retrieved . cryptomuseum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . cryptomuseum.com. Retrieved . cryptomuseum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . cryptomuseum.com. Retrieved . cryptomuseum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . cryptomuseum.com. Retrieved . cryptomuseum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . cryptomuseum.com. Retrieved . cryptomuseum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . cryptomuseum.com. Retrieved . cryptomuseum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . cryptomuseum.com. Retrieved . cryptomuseum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . cryptomuseum.com. Retrieved . cryptomuseum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . cryptomuseum.com. Retrieved . cryptomuseum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . cryptomuseum.com. Retrieved . cryptomuseum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . cryptomuseum.com. Retrieved . cryptomuseum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . cryptomuseum.com. Retrieved . cryptomuseum.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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