12 LRIT system security
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12 LRIT system security

  12.1 LRIT communications using land-line links should provide for data security using methods such as:

  • .1 authorization: Access should only be granted to those who are authorized to see the specific LRIT information;

  • .2 authentication: Any party exchanging information within the LRIT system should require authentication before exchanging information;

  • .3 confidentiality: Parties running an application server should protect the confidentiality of the LRIT information to ensure that it is not disclosed to unauthorized recipients when it travels across the LRIT system; and

  • .4 integrity: Parties exchanging LRIT information should ensure that the integrity of the LRIT information is guaranteed and that no data has been altered.

Parent topic: Annex – Revised Performance Standards and Functional Requirements for the Long-Range Identification and Tracking of Ships
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