Which item is designated as the Data Transfer Device (DTD) CCI?

Which item is designated as the Data Transfer Device (DTD) CCI?

• A. DATA TRANSFER DEVICE (DTD)
• B. SIMPLE KEY LOADER (SKL)
• C. TRAFFIC ENCRYPTION KEY (TEK)
• D. KEY ENCRYPTION KEY (KEK)

Answer: (A)

In COMSEC accountability, CCIs identify and control specific security items, and one role is to designate which hardware is used to move or transfer crypto material. The Data Transfer Device is exactly that kind of hardware—the dedicated tool used to physically move and transfer crypto data between devices. So the item assigned the DTD CCI is the Data Transfer Device itself, because it is the device whose purpose is the secure transfer of crypto material. The Simple Key Loader is a separate device with its own CCI designation used for loading keys into cryptographic modules, but not the DTD designation. TEK and KEK are key types—Traffic Encryption Key and Key Encryption Key—so they’re not devices and thus not the item designated as the Data Transfer Device.

In COMSEC accountability, CCIs identify and control specific security items, and one role is to designate which hardware is used to move or transfer crypto material. The Data Transfer Device is exactly that kind of hardware—the dedicated tool used to physically move and transfer crypto data between devices. So the item assigned the DTD CCI is the Data Transfer Device itself, because it is the device whose purpose is the secure transfer of crypto material.

The Simple Key Loader is a separate device with its own CCI designation used for loading keys into cryptographic modules, but not the DTD designation. TEK and KEK are key types—Traffic Encryption Key and Key Encryption Key—so they’re not devices and thus not the item designated as the Data Transfer Device.