diff --git a/tests/_data/models.py b/tests/_data/models.py
index c2c9d896..60a823c8 100644
--- a/tests/_data/models.py
+++ b/tests/_data/models.py
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ def get_crypto_properties_protocol() -> CryptoProperties:
                     ]
                 )
             ],
+            crypto_refs=[BomRef('for-test-2'), BomRef('for-test-1')],
         ),
         oid='an-oid-here'
     )
@@ -708,33 +709,6 @@ def get_bom_for_issue_328_components() -> Bom:
     return bom
 
 
-def get_bom_for_issue_692_components() -> Bom:
-    """regression test for issue #692
-    see https://github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-python-lib/issues/692
-    """
-    bom = _make_bom()
-
-    comp_root = Component(type=ComponentType.APPLICATION,
-                          name='my application', version='1', bom_ref='my-project')
-    comp_test = Component(
-        name='comp_test',
-        type=ComponentType.APPLICATION,
-        bom_ref='crypto/protocol/test',
-        crypto_properties=CryptoProperties(
-            asset_type=CryptoAssetType.PROTOCOL,
-            protocol_properties=ProtocolProperties(
-                type=ProtocolPropertiesType.TLS,
-                version='1.2',
-                crypto_refs=[BomRef(value='for-test')]
-            ),
-            oid='1.3.18.0.2.32.104',
-        ))
-    bom.metadata.component = comp_root
-    bom.register_dependency(comp_root, [comp_test])
-    bom.components = [comp_test]
-    return bom
-
-
 def get_component_setuptools_complete(include_pedigree: bool = True) -> Component:
     component = get_component_setuptools_simple(bom_ref='my-specific-bom-ref-for-dings')
     component.supplier = get_org_entity_1()
@@ -1476,5 +1450,4 @@ def get_bom_with_definitions_and_detailed_standards() -> Bom:
     get_bom_with_lifecycles,
     get_bom_with_definitions_standards,
     get_bom_with_definitions_and_detailed_standards,
-    get_bom_for_issue_692_components,
 }
diff --git a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.0.xml.bin b/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.0.xml.bin
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b4f3121..00000000
--- a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.0.xml.bin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" ?>
-<bom xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.0" version="1">
-  <components>
-    <component type="application">
-      <name>comp_test</name>
-      <version/>
-      <modified>false</modified>
-    </component>
-  </components>
-</bom>
diff --git a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.1.xml.bin b/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.1.xml.bin
deleted file mode 100644
index cdbdc649..00000000
--- a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.1.xml.bin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" ?>
-<bom xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.1" serialNumber="urn:uuid:1441d33a-e0fc-45b5-af3b-61ee52a88bac" version="1">
-  <components>
-    <component type="application" bom-ref="crypto/protocol/test">
-      <name>comp_test</name>
-      <version/>
-    </component>
-  </components>
-</bom>
diff --git a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.2.json.bin b/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.2.json.bin
deleted file mode 100644
index c85fed05..00000000
--- a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.2.json.bin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "components": [
-    {
-      "bom-ref": "crypto/protocol/test",
-      "name": "comp_test",
-      "type": "application",
-      "version": ""
-    }
-  ],
-  "dependencies": [
-    {
-      "ref": "crypto/protocol/test"
-    },
-    {
-      "dependsOn": [
-        "crypto/protocol/test"
-      ],
-      "ref": "my-project"
-    }
-  ],
-  "metadata": {
-    "component": {
-      "bom-ref": "my-project",
-      "name": "my application",
-      "type": "application",
-      "version": "1"
-    },
-    "timestamp": "2023-01-07T13:44:32.312678+00:00"
-  },
-  "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:1441d33a-e0fc-45b5-af3b-61ee52a88bac",
-  "version": 1,
-  "$schema": "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.2b.schema.json",
-  "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.2"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.2.xml.bin b/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.2.xml.bin
deleted file mode 100644
index 7159c20c..00000000
--- a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.2.xml.bin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" ?>
-<bom xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.2" serialNumber="urn:uuid:1441d33a-e0fc-45b5-af3b-61ee52a88bac" version="1">
-  <metadata>
-    <timestamp>2023-01-07T13:44:32.312678+00:00</timestamp>
-    <component type="application" bom-ref="my-project">
-      <name>my application</name>
-      <version>1</version>
-    </component>
-  </metadata>
-  <components>
-    <component type="application" bom-ref="crypto/protocol/test">
-      <name>comp_test</name>
-      <version/>
-    </component>
-  </components>
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency ref="crypto/protocol/test"/>
-    <dependency ref="my-project">
-      <dependency ref="crypto/protocol/test"/>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
-</bom>
diff --git a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.3.json.bin b/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.3.json.bin
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e73c637..00000000
--- a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.3.json.bin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "components": [
-    {
-      "bom-ref": "crypto/protocol/test",
-      "name": "comp_test",
-      "type": "application",
-      "version": ""
-    }
-  ],
-  "dependencies": [
-    {
-      "ref": "crypto/protocol/test"
-    },
-    {
-      "dependsOn": [
-        "crypto/protocol/test"
-      ],
-      "ref": "my-project"
-    }
-  ],
-  "metadata": {
-    "component": {
-      "bom-ref": "my-project",
-      "name": "my application",
-      "type": "application",
-      "version": "1"
-    },
-    "timestamp": "2023-01-07T13:44:32.312678+00:00"
-  },
-  "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:1441d33a-e0fc-45b5-af3b-61ee52a88bac",
-  "version": 1,
-  "$schema": "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.3a.schema.json",
-  "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.3"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.3.xml.bin b/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.3.xml.bin
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a345752..00000000
--- a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.3.xml.bin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" ?>
-<bom xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.3" serialNumber="urn:uuid:1441d33a-e0fc-45b5-af3b-61ee52a88bac" version="1">
-  <metadata>
-    <timestamp>2023-01-07T13:44:32.312678+00:00</timestamp>
-    <component type="application" bom-ref="my-project">
-      <name>my application</name>
-      <version>1</version>
-    </component>
-  </metadata>
-  <components>
-    <component type="application" bom-ref="crypto/protocol/test">
-      <name>comp_test</name>
-      <version/>
-    </component>
-  </components>
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency ref="crypto/protocol/test"/>
-    <dependency ref="my-project">
-      <dependency ref="crypto/protocol/test"/>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
-</bom>
diff --git a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.4.json.bin b/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.4.json.bin
deleted file mode 100644
index de8c1ced..00000000
--- a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.4.json.bin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "components": [
-    {
-      "bom-ref": "crypto/protocol/test",
-      "name": "comp_test",
-      "type": "application"
-    }
-  ],
-  "dependencies": [
-    {
-      "ref": "crypto/protocol/test"
-    },
-    {
-      "dependsOn": [
-        "crypto/protocol/test"
-      ],
-      "ref": "my-project"
-    }
-  ],
-  "metadata": {
-    "component": {
-      "bom-ref": "my-project",
-      "name": "my application",
-      "type": "application",
-      "version": "1"
-    },
-    "timestamp": "2023-01-07T13:44:32.312678+00:00"
-  },
-  "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:1441d33a-e0fc-45b5-af3b-61ee52a88bac",
-  "version": 1,
-  "$schema": "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.4.schema.json",
-  "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.4"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.4.xml.bin b/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.4.xml.bin
deleted file mode 100644
index 790a9c18..00000000
--- a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.4.xml.bin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" ?>
-<bom xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.4" serialNumber="urn:uuid:1441d33a-e0fc-45b5-af3b-61ee52a88bac" version="1">
-  <metadata>
-    <timestamp>2023-01-07T13:44:32.312678+00:00</timestamp>
-    <component type="application" bom-ref="my-project">
-      <name>my application</name>
-      <version>1</version>
-    </component>
-  </metadata>
-  <components>
-    <component type="application" bom-ref="crypto/protocol/test">
-      <name>comp_test</name>
-    </component>
-  </components>
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency ref="crypto/protocol/test"/>
-    <dependency ref="my-project">
-      <dependency ref="crypto/protocol/test"/>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
-</bom>
diff --git a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.5.json.bin b/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.5.json.bin
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e82d6fe..00000000
--- a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.5.json.bin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "components": [
-    {
-      "bom-ref": "crypto/protocol/test",
-      "name": "comp_test",
-      "type": "application"
-    }
-  ],
-  "dependencies": [
-    {
-      "ref": "crypto/protocol/test"
-    },
-    {
-      "dependsOn": [
-        "crypto/protocol/test"
-      ],
-      "ref": "my-project"
-    }
-  ],
-  "metadata": {
-    "component": {
-      "bom-ref": "my-project",
-      "name": "my application",
-      "type": "application",
-      "version": "1"
-    },
-    "timestamp": "2023-01-07T13:44:32.312678+00:00"
-  },
-  "properties": [
-    {
-      "name": "key1",
-      "value": "val1"
-    },
-    {
-      "name": "key2",
-      "value": "val2"
-    }
-  ],
-  "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:1441d33a-e0fc-45b5-af3b-61ee52a88bac",
-  "version": 1,
-  "$schema": "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.5.schema.json",
-  "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.5"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.5.xml.bin b/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.5.xml.bin
deleted file mode 100644
index c762bfa1..00000000
--- a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.5.xml.bin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" ?>
-<bom xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.5" serialNumber="urn:uuid:1441d33a-e0fc-45b5-af3b-61ee52a88bac" version="1">
-  <metadata>
-    <timestamp>2023-01-07T13:44:32.312678+00:00</timestamp>
-    <component type="application" bom-ref="my-project">
-      <name>my application</name>
-      <version>1</version>
-    </component>
-  </metadata>
-  <components>
-    <component type="application" bom-ref="crypto/protocol/test">
-      <name>comp_test</name>
-    </component>
-  </components>
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency ref="crypto/protocol/test"/>
-    <dependency ref="my-project">
-      <dependency ref="crypto/protocol/test"/>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
-  <properties>
-    <property name="key1">val1</property>
-    <property name="key2">val2</property>
-  </properties>
-</bom>
diff --git a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.6.json.bin b/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.6.json.bin
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e0cba5d..00000000
--- a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.6.json.bin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "components": [
-    {
-      "bom-ref": "crypto/protocol/test",
-      "cryptoProperties": {
-        "assetType": "protocol",
-        "oid": "1.3.18.0.2.32.104",
-        "protocolProperties": {
-          "cryptoRefArray": [
-            "for-test"
-          ],
-          "type": "tls",
-          "version": "1.2"
-        }
-      },
-      "name": "comp_test",
-      "type": "application"
-    }
-  ],
-  "dependencies": [
-    {
-      "ref": "crypto/protocol/test"
-    },
-    {
-      "dependsOn": [
-        "crypto/protocol/test"
-      ],
-      "ref": "my-project"
-    }
-  ],
-  "metadata": {
-    "component": {
-      "bom-ref": "my-project",
-      "name": "my application",
-      "type": "application",
-      "version": "1"
-    },
-    "timestamp": "2023-01-07T13:44:32.312678+00:00"
-  },
-  "properties": [
-    {
-      "name": "key1",
-      "value": "val1"
-    },
-    {
-      "name": "key2",
-      "value": "val2"
-    }
-  ],
-  "serialNumber": "urn:uuid:1441d33a-e0fc-45b5-af3b-61ee52a88bac",
-  "version": 1,
-  "$schema": "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json",
-  "bomFormat": "CycloneDX",
-  "specVersion": "1.6"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.6.xml.bin b/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.6.xml.bin
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b536be5..00000000
--- a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_for_issue_692_components-1.6.xml.bin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" ?>
-<bom xmlns="http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom/1.6" serialNumber="urn:uuid:1441d33a-e0fc-45b5-af3b-61ee52a88bac" version="1">
-  <metadata>
-    <timestamp>2023-01-07T13:44:32.312678+00:00</timestamp>
-    <component type="application" bom-ref="my-project">
-      <name>my application</name>
-      <version>1</version>
-    </component>
-  </metadata>
-  <components>
-    <component type="application" bom-ref="crypto/protocol/test">
-      <name>comp_test</name>
-      <cryptoProperties>
-        <assetType>protocol</assetType>
-        <protocolProperties>
-          <type>tls</type>
-          <version>1.2</version>
-          <cryptoRef>for-test</cryptoRef>
-        </protocolProperties>
-        <oid>1.3.18.0.2.32.104</oid>
-      </cryptoProperties>
-    </component>
-  </components>
-  <dependencies>
-    <dependency ref="crypto/protocol/test"/>
-    <dependency ref="my-project">
-      <dependency ref="crypto/protocol/test"/>
-    </dependency>
-  </dependencies>
-  <properties>
-    <property name="key1">val1</property>
-    <property name="key2">val2</property>
-  </properties>
-</bom>
diff --git a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_v1_6_with_crypto_protocol-1.6.json.bin b/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_v1_6_with_crypto_protocol-1.6.json.bin
index ccf5bc61..cd0c2007 100644
--- a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_v1_6_with_crypto_protocol-1.6.json.bin
+++ b/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_v1_6_with_crypto_protocol-1.6.json.bin
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
               "name": "TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256"
             }
           ],
+          "cryptoRefArray": [
+            "for-test-1",
+            "for-test-2"
+          ],
           "type": "tls",
           "version": "1.3"
         }
diff --git a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_v1_6_with_crypto_protocol-1.6.xml.bin b/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_v1_6_with_crypto_protocol-1.6.xml.bin
index 96a5db6e..5392e824 100644
--- a/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_v1_6_with_crypto_protocol-1.6.xml.bin
+++ b/tests/_data/snapshots/get_bom_v1_6_with_crypto_protocol-1.6.xml.bin
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
               </identifiers>
             </cipherSuite>
           </cipherSuites>
+          <cryptoRef>for-test-1</cryptoRef>
+          <cryptoRef>for-test-2</cryptoRef>
         </protocolProperties>
         <oid>an-oid-here</oid>
       </cryptoProperties>