Fortezza is also the Italian name for Franzensfeste, a town in Italy Fortezza is an information security system based on a PC Card security token. Each individual who is authorized to see protected information is issued a Fortezza card that stores private keys and other data needed to gain access. It contains an NSA-approved security microprocessor called Capstone (MYK-80) that implements the Skipjack encryption algorithm. The Fortezza card is becoming wider in use in Government and Military applications due to the fact that the cards are interchangeable within the many types of equipment that support Fortezza. Likewise, this means that the parties that program the Fortezza cards are able to program the cards and ship them out so organizations may use them in whatever equipment they need to use it for. This simplifies the process of rekeying equipment for Crypto changes: instead of requiring an expen

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