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Ky-57




The Speech Security Equipment (VINSON), TSEC/KY-57, is a portable, tactical Cryptographic device in the VINSON family, designed to provide voice encryption for a range of military Communication devices such as Radio or Telephone .

The KY-57 can accept signal fades of up to 12 seconds without losing synchronization with the transmitting station. There are storage positions for 6 Keys . Keys 1 to 5 are traffic encryption keys (TEK). Key 6 is a key encryption key (KEK) used for Over The Air Rekeying (OTAR) of the other 5 keys. Key 6 must be loaded manually using a Fill Device such as the AN/CYZ-10 .


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