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COMSEC account manager

Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

Definitions:

  An individual designated by proper authority to be responsible for the receipt, transfer, accountability, safeguarding, and destruction of COMSEC material assigned to a COMSEC account. This applies to both primary accounts and subaccounts. The equivalent key management infrastructure (KMI) position is the KMI operating account (KOA) manager.
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2015 from CNSSI 4005

  Individual designated by proper authority to be responsible for the receipt, transfer, accounting, safeguarding, and destruction of COMSEC material assigned to a COMSEC account. Rationale: Term has been replaced by the term “COMSEC account manager”.
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2015 under COMSEC custodian from NSA/CSS Manual Number 3-16 (COMSEC)

  Individual who manages the COMSEC resources of an organization. Rationale: The more accurate and used term is “COMSEC account manager”.
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2015 under COMSEC manager