DATA ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title: Key Management Plan (KMP)
Number: DI-MISC-81688 Approval Date: 14 AUG 2006
AMSC Number: 7603 Limitation: N/A
DTIC Applicable: No GIDEP Applicable: No
Office of Primary Responsibility: NS/I562
Applicable Forms: N/A
Use/relationship. The Key Management Plan (KMP) describes the use and control of all key
management products and services used by a cryptographic application (cryptographic engine,
End Cryptographic Unit (ECU), or system) throughout its lifetime. The KMP also documents
the capabilities that the cryptographic application requires from the current and planned Key
Management Infrastructure (KMI). This ensures that any lifecycle key management services are
supportable by and available from the KMI.
This Data Item Description (DID) contains the format and content preparation instructions for
the data product generated by the specific and discrete task requirement as delineated in the
contract, as the Key Management Plan (KMP). A Guide to Acquiring Key and Signatures, dated
23 August 2004, provides information for submitting a new Key Specification.
Requirements:
1. References documents. None
2. Format. The KMP will have appropriate classification markings in accordance with service
or agency-specific policies. The KMP will not contain proprietary information unless the
vendor has developed the cryptographic application for which the KMP is written under a
Commercial COMSEC Endorsement Program (CCEP).
The KMP will contain:
2.1. Title Page to include:
2.1.1. Program Name;
2.1.2. Program Manager’s Name and Telephone Number;
2.1.1. NSA PMO;
2.1.2. and OPR-assigned KMP number.
2.2. Revision Page;
2.3. List of Reference Documents;
2.4. Table of Contents;
2.5. KMP Body Content and;
2.6. Definition of abbreviations and acronyms.
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