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Tier 0
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"Central Facility"
Fort Meade, and Finksburg Provides Centralized key management. |
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Tier 1
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Intermediate key generation and distribution center.
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Tier 2
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Comprised of the EKMS accounts that manage key and other COMSEC material.
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Tier 3
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Includes CYZ-10 and all other means used to fill key to end cryptographic units.
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NSA
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National Security Agency
Serves as TIER 0 |
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CNO COMSEC responsibilities?
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Overall authority for implementation of National COMSEC policy within DON.
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Commandant of the Marine Corps
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Marine Corps Focal point for EKMS accounts.
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The CO
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The CO's is responsible for properly administering his/hers command's EKMS account and ensuring compliance with established policy and procedures.
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EKMS Manager
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An individual designated n writing by the CO to maage COMSEC material issued to a EKMS account.
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Alternate EKMS Manager
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Individual designated in writing by the CO responsible for assisting the EKMS Manager in the performance of his/her dutes and assuming the dutis of the EKMS Manager in his/her absence.
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COMSEC material must be handled and safeguarded based on its assigned _____________ and accounted for based on its _____________.
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Classification, Accountability Legend (AL) Code
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Which is the short title?
USKAT D 2333 BC 18 |
USKAT D 2333
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Which is the Edition?
USKAT D 2333 BC 18 |
BC
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Which is the Serial Number?
USKAT D 2333 BC 18 |
18
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What are AL Codes assigned to?
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Hardcopy COMSEC material.
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How many AL Codes are there?
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5
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AL Code 1
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COMSEC material is continuously accountable to the COR by accounting (serial/register) number from production to destruction.
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AL Code 2
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COMSEC material is continously accountable to the COR by Quantity from production to destruction.
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AL Code 4
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After initial receipt to the COR, COMSEC material is locally accountable by quantity and handled/safeguarded based on its classification.
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What 2 AL Codes are assigned to electronically generated keys?
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AL Codes 6 and 7.
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What is AL Code 6?
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COMSEC material that is electronically generated and continously accountable to the COR from production to destruction.
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What is AL Code 7?
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COMSECmaterial that is electronically generated and locally accountable to the generating facility.
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Is the marking "CRYPTO" a security classification or a caveat?
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Caveat
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What is the difference between:
USKAT 166 & USKAD 166 |
USKAT is physical tape, and USKAD is digital
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If you had USKAT 166 and you entered it into a CYZ 10 what would its AL Code change to?
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AL Code 1 would become AL Code 6.
Al Code 4 would become AL Code 7. |
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Transfering COMSEC outside the account command requires whos approval?
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CONAUTH
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COMSEC keying material will always be in one of three status conditions. What are they?
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Reserve
Effective Superseded |
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What does condition "Reserve" mean?
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Held for future use.
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What does condition "Effective" mean?
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In use to support operational requirement.
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What does condition "Superseded" mean?
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No longer authorized for use; must be immediately destroyed.
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How many ways can COMSEC be superseded?
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3
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What is "Regular" supersession?
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Supersession based on a specific, pre-determined supersession dat for each edition of material.
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What is "Irregular" supersession?
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Supersession that is NOT pre-determined but which occurs as a result of use.
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What is "Emergency" supersession?
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An unplanned change of supersession, usually as the result of a compromise.
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COMSEC keying aterial packaged in canisters has a preprinted digraph, consisting of 2 letters, printed to the left of the short title. What do they mean?
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First letter: ID's the number of different key settings within the canister, the number of copies of each key setting, and the total number of segments in the canister.
Second letter: ID's the cryptoperiod. |
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A EKMS manager is designated by whom?
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CO
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Can you be assigned as EKMS manager of more than one account?
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No
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What is the lowest enlisted rank you can be to serve as a EKMS manager?
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E-6
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Commissioned officers and civilian government employee GS-7 or above must have a minimum of how many months before being assigned EKMS manager?
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6 months
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Alternate managers must hold the grade of at least enlisted ___ or civilian government employee of at least ____.
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E-5, GS-5
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How many days after initial appointment does the Primary EKMS Manager have to complete the Navy EKMS COI?
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90 Days
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How many days after initial appointment does the alternate EKMS Manager have to complete the Navy EKMS COI?
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180 Days
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How many alternate EKMS managers can one command have?
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By CO's discretion
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What is the Chain of Command in refrence to COMSEC?
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CO, EKMS Manager, Alternate EKMS Manager, Local Element, Account Clerk, Witness
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CO's responsibilities and duties?
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-ensure compliance with policy and procedures governing the safeguarding and handling of COMSEC
-Appoint in writing EKMS M., EKMS A., LE, an Account Clerk -Establish in writing a list of all personal authorized access to keying material -ensure training procedures are adequate to meet OP reuirements -COMSEC reports are promptly submitted and action taken as required -Extend cryptoperiods as applicable -Ensure that the CMS PQS is incorporated into the command training program -Ensure there are procedures to ID and report potential security risks with personal who have access to COMSEC -Ensured that unannounced spot checks are conducted -Recieve debriefings from CMS A&A Training Teams -Ensure that duties are listed in evals and service records -Ensure inventories are completed at COC -EKMS manager is a primary duty |
