E-7 EXAM: COMSEC and EKMS
Tier 0 - ✔✔ correct answer NSA
(FT Meade, GA and Finksburg, MD)
Centralized key management services for all forms of COSMEC key - ✔✔ correct answer NSA
Tier 0
Tier 1 - ✔✔ correct 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 - ✔✔ correct answer NSA Tier 0
Intermediate key generation and distribution center. Registration authorities for COMSEC accounts.
Central Office of Record (COR) - ✔✔ correct answer Tier 1 or Common Tier 1
Functions primarily as a high volume key generation and distribution center - ✔✔ correct answer
EKMS Central Facility (CF)
Tier 0
Tier 2 - ✔✔ correct answer Local EKMS/KMI account
Tier 3 - ✔✔ correct answer Local Elements
SERVAUTH for COMSEC material and administers its own CMCS - ✔✔ correct answer DON
Executive Agent overall responsible for DON COMSEC policy and oversight - ✔✔ correct answer DON
CIO
Overall responsibility and authority for implementation of National COMSEC policy within DoN. - ✔✔
correct answer CNO
Administers the DoN COMSEC program and is the service authority for DoN - ✔✔ correct answer
NCMS
, E-7 EXAM: COMSEC and EKMS
- Drafts and publishes COMSEC policy directives, standards, and procedures
- Maintains COR and ensures safeguarding of COMSEC materials for Navy/Marines/Coasties - ✔✔
correct answer NCMS
Receives, stores, and ships ready for issue equipment (RFI) and is the physical handling segment for
Navy in EKMS - ✔✔ correct answer CMIO
(COMSEC Material Issuing Office)
Provides disposition instructions, standards for COR audit and Final Waiver authority - ✔✔ correct
answer NCMS
FIREFLY POC for Modern key privileges - ✔✔ correct answer NCMS
NCMS acronym - ✔✔ correct answer Naval Communications Security Material System
Responsible for evaluating COMSEC incidents and authorizing issue and destruction of material
under their control - ✔✔ correct answer CONAUTH
Controlling Authority
Resposible for managing modern key assests and appoints User Representatives - ✔✔ correct
answer CMDAUTH
Command Authority
Appointed by CMDAUTH to order modern key - ✔✔ correct answer User Representative (UR)
AL code 1 - ✔✔ correct answer COMSEC material continuously accountable to the COR by
accounting/serial number
AL code 2 - ✔✔ correct answer COMSEC material continuously accountable to the COR by quantity
AL code 4 - ✔✔ correct answer COMSEC material locally accountable by quantity
Tier 0 - ✔✔ correct answer NSA
(FT Meade, GA and Finksburg, MD)
Centralized key management services for all forms of COSMEC key - ✔✔ correct answer NSA
Tier 0
Tier 1 - ✔✔ correct 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 - ✔✔ correct answer NSA Tier 0
Intermediate key generation and distribution center. Registration authorities for COMSEC accounts.
Central Office of Record (COR) - ✔✔ correct answer Tier 1 or Common Tier 1
Functions primarily as a high volume key generation and distribution center - ✔✔ correct answer
EKMS Central Facility (CF)
Tier 0
Tier 2 - ✔✔ correct answer Local EKMS/KMI account
Tier 3 - ✔✔ correct answer Local Elements
SERVAUTH for COMSEC material and administers its own CMCS - ✔✔ correct answer DON
Executive Agent overall responsible for DON COMSEC policy and oversight - ✔✔ correct answer DON
CIO
Overall responsibility and authority for implementation of National COMSEC policy within DoN. - ✔✔
correct answer CNO
Administers the DoN COMSEC program and is the service authority for DoN - ✔✔ correct answer
NCMS
, E-7 EXAM: COMSEC and EKMS
- Drafts and publishes COMSEC policy directives, standards, and procedures
- Maintains COR and ensures safeguarding of COMSEC materials for Navy/Marines/Coasties - ✔✔
correct answer NCMS
Receives, stores, and ships ready for issue equipment (RFI) and is the physical handling segment for
Navy in EKMS - ✔✔ correct answer CMIO
(COMSEC Material Issuing Office)
Provides disposition instructions, standards for COR audit and Final Waiver authority - ✔✔ correct
answer NCMS
FIREFLY POC for Modern key privileges - ✔✔ correct answer NCMS
NCMS acronym - ✔✔ correct answer Naval Communications Security Material System
Responsible for evaluating COMSEC incidents and authorizing issue and destruction of material
under their control - ✔✔ correct answer CONAUTH
Controlling Authority
Resposible for managing modern key assests and appoints User Representatives - ✔✔ correct
answer CMDAUTH
Command Authority
Appointed by CMDAUTH to order modern key - ✔✔ correct answer User Representative (UR)
AL code 1 - ✔✔ correct answer COMSEC material continuously accountable to the COR by
accounting/serial number
AL code 2 - ✔✔ correct answer COMSEC material continuously accountable to the COR by quantity
AL code 4 - ✔✔ correct answer COMSEC material locally accountable by quantity
