UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
CHIEFS OF STAFF
INSTRUCTION
CJCSI 6510.02F
16 August 2022
CRYPTOGRAPHIC MODERNIZATION PLANNING
References: See Enclosure D
1. Purpose. In accordance with the authority in Department of Defense
Instruction (DoDI) 8523.01, “Communications Security (COMSEC)” (reference
a), this instruction provides policy and guidance for planning, programming,
and implementing the modernization of Type 1 cryptographic products certified
by the National Security Agency (NSA) and held by Department of Defense
(DoD) Components. Cryptographic products approved through the Commercial
Solutions for Classified (CSFC) program are not included in this instruction.
All CSFC modernization questions should be referred to the CSFC Program
Office (PO) in the NSA Cybersecurity Directorate. Upon request, assistance
with implementing this instruction can be made available by contacting the
Joint Staff (J-6) or the NSA Cybersecurity Directorate.
2. Superseded/Cancellation. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction
(CJCSI) 6510.02E, “Cryptographic Modernization Planning,” 3 April 2019 is
hereby superseded.
3. Applicability. This instruction applies to the Combatant Commands
(CCMDs) and their subordinate commands, joint task forces, Services, Defense
Agencies and DoD Field Activities. The organizations to which this instruction
applies must act in accordance with its policy objectives and in compliance
with Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Notice (CJCSN) 6510, “Information
Assurance Cryptographic Device Modernization Requirements” (reference b).
4. Policy. Pursuant to DoDI 8330.01, 11 December 2019, “Interoperability of
Information Technology (IT), Including National Security Systems (NSS)”
(reference c), U.S. military forces require interoperable secure communications
to support joint, allied, combined, interagency, and coalition operations.
Although the responsibility for acquiring, installing, and maintaining secure
communications lies primarily with the Services, the command and control
responsibilities of the joint military command structure dictate that the
