State Cryptography Administration

The State Cryptography Administration (SCA) is a national bureau of the State Council of China that is responsible for cryptography. It is under the Chinese Communist Party's Central Cryptography Leading Group.

State Cryptography Administration

国家密码管理局
National Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Agency overview
Formed	March 25, 2005
Jurisdiction	China
Headquarters	7 Dianchang Road, Fengtai District, Beijing
Agency executive	Liu Dongfang, Director
Parent agency	Central Cryptography Leading Group
Website	www.sca.gov.cn

State Cryptography Administration
Simplified Chinese	国家密码管理局
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Guójiā Mìmǎ Guǎnlǐ Jú
Office of the Central Leading Group for Cryptography
Simplified Chinese	中央密码工作领导小组办公室
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngyāng Mìmǎ Gōngzuò Lǐngdǎo Xiǎozǔ Bàngōngshì

Under the "one institution with two names" arrangement, it is also the Office of the Central Cryptography Leading Group under the General Office of the CCP Central Committee.

History

The SCA was established on 25 March 2005.^[1][2]

Functions

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]