| 国家密码管理局 | |
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| Formed | March 25, 2005 |
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| Headquarters | 7 Dianchang Road,Fengtai District, Beijing |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Central Cryptography Leading Group |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 国家密码管理局 | ||||||
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| Office of the Central Leading Group for Cryptography | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中央密码工作领导小组办公室 | ||||||
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TheState Cryptography Administration (SCA) is a national bureau of theState Council of China that is responsible for cryptography. It is under theChinese Communist Party's Central Cryptography Leading Group.
Under the "one institution with two names" arrangement, it is also theOffice of the Central Cryptography Leading Group under theGeneral Office of theCCP Central Committee.
The SCA was established on 25 March 2005.[1][2]
The State Cryptography Administration is responsible for work related to cryptography. It implements CCP and State policies in regard to cryptography, proposes suggestions about cryptography work, investigates illegal development and use of cryptography, is responsible for cryptographic work relating to foreign entities, develops plans on cryptographic work, drafts and is responsible for the implementation of cryptographic work regulations, is responsible for managing cryptography research, production, sales, evaluation, and application, plans and manages of cryptographic systems in China, and guides professional cryptography education.[3][4]