Organization:National Institute of Cryptology Research and Development

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Short description: A unit of the National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), India
National Institute of Cryptology Research and Development
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Formed2007
HeadquartersHyderabad, Telangana
Parent departmentNational Technical Research Organisation

National Institute of Cryptology Research and Development (NICRD) is a national-level research center for cryptologic education and research.

History

The institute was established in 2007 in Hyderabad.[1] It is one of the institutes which comes under the purview of the National Technical Research Organisation.[2] The other one is the National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre.

It was envisioned to house simulation laboratories, and digital fortress laboratories for financial security and design. And, to develop encryption products for national security-related critical applications.[1]

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