BASIC COMSEC POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES Exam Questions
and Answers Latest Version 2025
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What is TIER 1 in KMI Tiers?
Serves as the intermediate key generation and distribution
center, central office of record (COR), privilege managers,
and registration authorities for COMSEC accounts.
What is TIER 2 in KMI Tiers?
COMSEC Accounts (Vault) that manage COMSEC
material to meet mission requirements.
What is TIER 3 in KMI Tiers?
Local Element (hand receipt holder/work center level).
This is the lowest layer in the architecture and may include
the fill devices used for key loading and storage.
CMS
Communications Security Maintenance System.
Memorandum Agreement
A written agreement between the COs from two different
commands of the responsibilities for the COMSEC
material.
COMSEC material accounting
It is accounted for from production to destruction based on
the Accounting Legend Code (ALC).
What is ALC-1 regarding COMSEC material?
, COMSEC material is continuously accountable to the
COR by accounting (serial/register) number from
production to destruction.
What is ALC-2 regarding COMSEC material?
COMSEC material is continuously accountable to the
COR by quantity from production to destruction.
What is ALC-4 regarding the accountability of
COMSEC material after initial receipt?
COMSEC material is LOCALLY accountable by quantity
and handled/safeguarded based on its classification.
What does ALC-6 state about electronically generated
keys?
Electronically generated key; continuously accountable to
the COR from production to destruction.
What does ALC-7 state about the accountability of
electronically generated keys?
Electronically generated key; LOCALLY accountable to
the generating facility.
CONAUTH
Controlling Authority
CONAUTH's job
responsible for keys they control from creation to
cancellation. They also provide the status message for the
keys they control.
CMS-25
A locally created destruction record.
What is a Status Message?
A message sent from CONAUTH.
PROCEDURES Exam Questions
and Answers Latest Version 2025
A+
What is TIER 1 in KMI Tiers?
Serves as the intermediate key generation and distribution
center, central office of record (COR), privilege managers,
and registration authorities for COMSEC accounts.
What is TIER 2 in KMI Tiers?
COMSEC Accounts (Vault) that manage COMSEC
material to meet mission requirements.
What is TIER 3 in KMI Tiers?
Local Element (hand receipt holder/work center level).
This is the lowest layer in the architecture and may include
the fill devices used for key loading and storage.
CMS
Communications Security Maintenance System.
Memorandum Agreement
A written agreement between the COs from two different
commands of the responsibilities for the COMSEC
material.
COMSEC material accounting
It is accounted for from production to destruction based on
the Accounting Legend Code (ALC).
What is ALC-1 regarding COMSEC material?
, COMSEC material is continuously accountable to the
COR by accounting (serial/register) number from
production to destruction.
What is ALC-2 regarding COMSEC material?
COMSEC material is continuously accountable to the
COR by quantity from production to destruction.
What is ALC-4 regarding the accountability of
COMSEC material after initial receipt?
COMSEC material is LOCALLY accountable by quantity
and handled/safeguarded based on its classification.
What does ALC-6 state about electronically generated
keys?
Electronically generated key; continuously accountable to
the COR from production to destruction.
What does ALC-7 state about the accountability of
electronically generated keys?
Electronically generated key; LOCALLY accountable to
the generating facility.
CONAUTH
Controlling Authority
CONAUTH's job
responsible for keys they control from creation to
cancellation. They also provide the status message for the
keys they control.
CMS-25
A locally created destruction record.
What is a Status Message?
A message sent from CONAUTH.
