Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/KY-3


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Liz Read! Talk! 03:42, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

KY-3

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Fails WP:GNG. A few passing mentions found, but nothing more (and nothing that comes from WP:RS, either). The article is completely unsourced too, so I don't think it would be a good idea to merge it with secure telephone, contrarily to the editor who deprodded it. A redirect could be an option however.  Billets Mauves €500 18:37, 29 August 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 19:51, 5 September 2022 (UTC) Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 23:28, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Technology and United States of America. –LaundryPizza03 ( d  c̄ ) 23:04, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep. Search Google Books and open library finds quite a few information security/cryptographic books have talked about, perhaps the two best examples are:
 * Information Security Management Handbook Volume IV, Harold Tipton, 2019. gbook By the 1960s, the KY-3 came to market as one of the first practical voice encryption devices.
 * A Brief History of Cryptology, J. V. Boone, 2005. archive.org link p. 83 and later. The KY-3 voice encryption system was still too large and power-hungry for graceful tactical field use and was not intended for that purpose, but it did gain acceptance in a wide variety of office-like applications. It was specified in detail by NSA engineers and produced by the Bendix Corporation.
 * I'll try my best to incorporate those and a few other references to the article soon, if no one else does it before. Skynxnex (talk) 20:56, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 *  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.


 * Keep: Due to sources found and possible improvements referred to as a Heymann. -- Otr500 (talk) 06:44, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Keep: Obviously highly notable and instrumental. Plenty of information available.  Will try and find time to expand. Mr.weedle (talk) 21:28, 17 September 2022 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.