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CJIS v6.1 doubles the key strength required for criminal justice data outside secure locations
The FBI published version 6.1 on June 25, 2026, keeping v6.0's NIST-aligned structure while lifting SC-13 and SC-28 to a 256-bit minimum and tripling how often agencies must run vulnerability scans.
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