E-7 EXAM: COMSEC and EKMS
Tier 0 - Answer-NSA
(FT Meade, GA and Finksburg, MD)
Centralized key management services for all forms of COSMEC key - Answer-NSA
Tier 0
Tier 1 - Answer-COR, Common Tier 1
Lackland AFB San Antonio, TX and Ft Huachuca, AZ
Executive agent for developing and implementing national level policy affecting the control of COMSEC
material - Answer-NSA Tier 0
Intermediate key generation and distribution center. Registration authorities for COMSEC accounts.
Central Office of Record (COR) - Answer-Tier 1 or Common Tier 1
Functions primarily as a high volume key generation and distribution center - Answer-EKMS Central
Facility (CF)
Tier 0
Tier 2 - Answer-Local EKMS/KMI account
Tier 3 - Answer-Local Elements
,SERVAUTH for COMSEC material and administers its own CMCS - Answer-DON
Executive Agent overall responsible for DON COMSEC policy and oversight - Answer-DON CIO
Overall responsibility and authority for implementation of National COMSEC policy within DoN. -
Answer-CNO
Administers the DoN COMSEC program and is the service authority for DoN - Answer-NCMS
- Drafts and publishes COMSEC policy directives, standards, and procedures
- Maintains COR and ensures safeguarding of COMSEC materials for Navy/Marines/Coasties - Answer-
NCMS
Receives, stores, and ships ready for issue equipment (RFI) and is the physical handling segment for
Navy in EKMS - Answer-CMIO
(COMSEC Material Issuing Office)
Provides disposition instructions, standards for COR audit and Final Waiver authority - Answer-NCMS
FIREFLY POC for Modern key privileges - Answer-NCMS
NCMS acronym - Answer-Naval Communications Security Material System
Responsible for evaluating COMSEC incidents and authorizing issue and destruction of material under
their control - Answer-CONAUTH
Controlling Authority
, Resposible for managing modern key assests and appoints User Representatives - Answer-CMDAUTH
Command Authority
Appointed by CMDAUTH to order modern key - Answer-User Representative (UR)
AL code 1 - Answer-COMSEC material continuously accountable to the COR by accounting/serial number
AL code 2 - Answer-COMSEC material continuously accountable to the COR by quantity
AL code 4 - Answer-COMSEC material locally accountable by quantity
AL code 6 - Answer-Electronic COMSEC material continuously accountable to the COR from production
to destruction
AL code 7 - Answer-Electronic COMSEC material locally accountable by generating facility
How often is a KP/AKP Changeover performed - Answer-LMD/KP: every 3 months
AKP for KMI: every year
What is the SCMR - Answer-Status of COMSEC Material Report. Sent monthly as guide
What is the AMSG 600 - Answer-Status info for NATO COMSEC. All accounts with NATO material must
hold
Purpose of JCMO - Answer-Joint COMSEC Managemt Office (Macdill AFB).
Tier 0 - Answer-NSA
(FT Meade, GA and Finksburg, MD)
Centralized key management services for all forms of COSMEC key - Answer-NSA
Tier 0
Tier 1 - Answer-COR, Common Tier 1
Lackland AFB San Antonio, TX and Ft Huachuca, AZ
Executive agent for developing and implementing national level policy affecting the control of COMSEC
material - Answer-NSA Tier 0
Intermediate key generation and distribution center. Registration authorities for COMSEC accounts.
Central Office of Record (COR) - Answer-Tier 1 or Common Tier 1
Functions primarily as a high volume key generation and distribution center - Answer-EKMS Central
Facility (CF)
Tier 0
Tier 2 - Answer-Local EKMS/KMI account
Tier 3 - Answer-Local Elements
,SERVAUTH for COMSEC material and administers its own CMCS - Answer-DON
Executive Agent overall responsible for DON COMSEC policy and oversight - Answer-DON CIO
Overall responsibility and authority for implementation of National COMSEC policy within DoN. -
Answer-CNO
Administers the DoN COMSEC program and is the service authority for DoN - Answer-NCMS
- Drafts and publishes COMSEC policy directives, standards, and procedures
- Maintains COR and ensures safeguarding of COMSEC materials for Navy/Marines/Coasties - Answer-
NCMS
Receives, stores, and ships ready for issue equipment (RFI) and is the physical handling segment for
Navy in EKMS - Answer-CMIO
(COMSEC Material Issuing Office)
Provides disposition instructions, standards for COR audit and Final Waiver authority - Answer-NCMS
FIREFLY POC for Modern key privileges - Answer-NCMS
NCMS acronym - Answer-Naval Communications Security Material System
Responsible for evaluating COMSEC incidents and authorizing issue and destruction of material under
their control - Answer-CONAUTH
Controlling Authority
, Resposible for managing modern key assests and appoints User Representatives - Answer-CMDAUTH
Command Authority
Appointed by CMDAUTH to order modern key - Answer-User Representative (UR)
AL code 1 - Answer-COMSEC material continuously accountable to the COR by accounting/serial number
AL code 2 - Answer-COMSEC material continuously accountable to the COR by quantity
AL code 4 - Answer-COMSEC material locally accountable by quantity
AL code 6 - Answer-Electronic COMSEC material continuously accountable to the COR from production
to destruction
AL code 7 - Answer-Electronic COMSEC material locally accountable by generating facility
How often is a KP/AKP Changeover performed - Answer-LMD/KP: every 3 months
AKP for KMI: every year
What is the SCMR - Answer-Status of COMSEC Material Report. Sent monthly as guide
What is the AMSG 600 - Answer-Status info for NATO COMSEC. All accounts with NATO material must
hold
Purpose of JCMO - Answer-Joint COMSEC Managemt Office (Macdill AFB).
