Annex B07 COMSEC & EKMS

Question 0

EKMS

Answer 0

Interoperable collection of systems, facilities and components developed by the services and agencies of US Gov (NSA) to automate planning, ordering, filing, generation, distribution, accountability, storage, usage, destruction and mgmt of EK and other types of COMSEC

Question 1

COMSEC

Answer 1

Measures and controls taken to deny unauthorized individuals info derived from telecomms
Ensure authenticity of such telecomms
Includes crypto security, transmission security, emission security, physical security of COMSEC material

Question 2

COMSEC material

Answer 2

Used to protect US Gov transmissions, comm, and processing of classified or sensitive unclassified info related to national security from unauthorized personas and to ensure the authenticity of such comm

Question 3

Three (3) Categories of COMSEC Material

Answer 3

Keying material
COMSEC Equip
COMSEC Aids

Question 4

Three (3) statuses of COMSEC material

Answer 4

Reserve (later use)
Effective (in use)
Superseded (out of use)

Question 5

Three (3) types of COMSEC material SUPRESSION

Answer 5

Regular
Irregular
Emergency

Question 6

Emergency Action Plan

Answer 6

EAP is a proactive plan to secure, evacuate, destroy, and inventory COMSEC material in case of emergency (ie Red Dawn)

Question 7

Requirements for access of use of COMSEC material

Answer 7

Security Clearence
Need to Know basis (Requirement for Access)
Briefing/Indoctrination
Written Access ( Authorization in writing from CO if accessing keying material)
Personnel Access (Govt employees, DOD contractors, military personnel granted access to COMSEC material if properly cleared and their duties require access

Question 8

Three (3) categories of COMSEC incidents

Answer 8

Cryptographic
Personnel
Physical

Question 9

Four (4) Categories of COMSEC

Answer 9

Crytographic material
Transmission Security
Emission Security
Physical Security