Il. Iii. IV. NUMBER 3135. 1 DATE September 13, 1968 __=___E_-EEE-—_—~E—_EEEEEEEEE—E———_—>L“~_—_>_==_===—=—==——————s———_ DDR&E Department of Defense Instruction Cryptographic Equipment Maintenance and Training (a) DoD Directive C-5200.5, "Communications Security (COMSEC) (U)," October 27, 1958 (0) DoD Instruction 3135.1, "Criteria for Ensuring the Competency of Personnel to Install, Maintain and Repair Cryptographic Equipment,” June 4, 1963 (hereby cancelled) PUPPOSE AND GBJECTIVE A. This Instruction establishes policy and criteria which will ensure that cniy fully qualified personnel install, maintain and repair cryptographic equipment, and assigns responsibilities Tor carrying out its provisions. 2. Its objective is to retain the security inherent in erypto- graphic equipment through adequate equipment installation, maintenance, and repair. APPLICABILITY The provisions of this Instruction apply to all Department of Defense Components utilizing cryptographic equipment, as defined in reference (a). CANCELLATION Reference (b) is hereby superseded and cancelled. POLICY A. The complexity and nature of modern cryptographic equipment places the maintenance technician in a critical position of responsibility for maintenance and operational security of such equipment. Since his proficiency is largely dependent on the quality and amount of maintenence training received and the extent of experience acauired in applying this know- ledge, all DeD Components involved will ensure that: 1. Only personnel formally trained in eat least the knowledge and skills covered by appropriately written courses of instruction prepared or approved by the National Security Agency (NSA) (see also VI. B) are permitted to install, maintain and repair cryptographic equipnient.
Crt 2. Supervisory personnel are provided with criteria for deter- mining the maintenance proficiency of technicians on e péerticular equipment before such maintenance technicians ere assigned responsibility for its installation, maintenance, and repair. Cryptographic equipment installation, maintenance and repair is accomplished in accordance with applicable cryntosecurity rules, regulations, procedures, and instructions preseribted or approved by NSA. This reauirement is not to be construed as relieving individual DeD Components of responsibility for crescribing supplementary security procedures equire ed for unique application within their respective organizations. lad e sideration must be given to achieving maximum economies 105) T i ll co hrough: ctr ry gy 1. Introduction end use of maintenance methods which exploit equipment design and construction advances. é- Consolidation on an inter-Service tesis, where practicable, of cryptographic equipment training courses. (nu A The use of established Government, rather than contractor, training facilities. TERIA i In accomplishing the objective of this Instruction, all DeD Components concerned will, as a minimum, adhere to the following criteria: A. vad The Scope of and graduation requirements for their courses of instruction will be maintained at a level sufficient to ensure that personnel who will install, maintain, and repair crypto- graphic equipment are properly qualified in all aspects of their assigned responsibilities. DD Form 1435, “Cryptographic Maintenance Training and Experience Record," (Enelosure 1) will be completed for each technician who completes a cryptographic maintenance course. DD Form 1435 may be used as a graduation certificate. This form shall constitute a4 chronological record of all cryptographic training and maintenance experience received by the individual, and shali become a permanent part of each individual's permanent command and field personnel record. Each form shall be reviewed and updated every twelve (12) months and prior to a permanent change of station. Supervisory personnel will thoroughly review the DD Form 1435 of each technician to ensure that he meets the training and experience requirements on a particular equipment before assigning him respon- sibility for its installation, maintenance, and repair. 2
ty Previously trained enc quelified personnel who no longer meet the requirements for installing, maintaining and repairing a particular equipment because (1) they have not hed trainine or experience in maintaining that cryptographic equipment within the preceding 36 months, or (2) major changes have been made to the equipment, will be retrained or reaualified by approved examination. (Personnel Peta 08 trained to perform only limited meintenance are excluded from this requirement. ) Wnen contractor or field-type training is used, such treining courses i. Fe epproved by the eppropriete treining authority of the Military Depertment or other DoD Component using such services. 2 Use only training material furnished or approved by NSA or the approrriate treining euthority of the Military Depertments or other DoD Components, as applicable. conducted coy instructors who meet the quel: ments of their counterparts at established Military Depar r other DoD Component training facilities. Le) . uy The Director, Nationei Security Agency, shell establish geuicelines = and provice technical guidance and support for cryptographic equip- ment techrical treining conducted by DoD Components, furnishing such agencies with: + 1. ini ing necessary for the successful introduction to enence and repair of each newly developed NSA crypto- imm é. Approved courses of instruction which constitute the minimum derds for maintenance training on crypto-equipment. 3. Guidelines and minimum standerds for the preparation end conduct cf courses of instruction on crypto-equipment delegated to the Militery Departments for development. 4k. Such addi tional technical guidance and support as is required accomplish the objectives of th is Instruction. Tne Militery Departments snell: 1. Provide maintenance training as required to support their operationel use of crypto-equipment in consonance with the policy and criteria stated in sections IV and V.
2. Prepare and teach the information required, in addition tc cvnat provided in the NSA approved course, “o Support use of the erypto- equipments in their system ecpvlications. Determine that their crypto-equipment training requirements cannot be met adequately by courses elsewhere in DoD before establishing ea new course. 4%. Prepare, and send to NSA for epproval, written courses of instruction on erypto-equipment delegated for development. 5. Provide tne necessary initiel maintenance training suprort Tor crypto-equipment delegated to them for develormenr. VIT. ErFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION This Instruction is effective imme enting veeeretie ons, and all suppl - efense Researct ational Security Agency, Enclosure - 1 DD Form 1435
CRYPTOGRAPHIC MAINTENANCE T ING ANO EXPERIENCE RECORD (See revarae side tructions) 1. NAME (Lao. - Firat - Middle Initial) 2. SERVICE NUMBER ' ’ ~ COUIPMENT OU ALIFIEO werHoo pate REMARKS CERTIFICATION SHORT TITLE (Yea/No) e {include Schoo! or Organtzaticn) (Include elgnature and title of cortifying officer) e b ¢ d e t i { i I | i ! | | 1 | 4 i H | ! ' ' ; i | | i { H \ ' : : i j t i i ' | | { I i : { \ | | | i H | . ; ' | I! { } | | ' 1 1 | | i | us a ond | a WW ! fon i v t BOS ~ 2 CG one =z te ~- Se nanamnenemmeeesenerene at DD .m..1435
INSTRUCTIONS DO NOT ENTER CLASSIFIED INFORMATION ON THIS FORM Item 1 - NAME - Enter name of technician who completes a cryptographic maintenance course. {tem 2 - SERVICE NUMBER - Enter service number of technician named in item 1. Col Cot Col Col Col Col - @- EQUIPMENT SHORT TITLE - List equipment maintained or trained on during the preceding 12 months by short title only. Groups of equipments or course numbers, MOS, NEC, or AFSC wil! not be used. . b - QUALIFIED - Enter ‘‘yes’' of ‘‘no’’ to indicate whether or not qualified for the equipment listed in col a. . © + METHOD - Specify method of qualification: a. By formal training initially. b. By maintenance experience (qualified by actual maintenance performed on the equipment during the preceding 12 months and not valid without initial iormal training. ) c. By re-examination (Not valid without prior formal training on the equipment.) . d- DATE - Enter date of completion of training, examination of records review. . @- REMARKS - Enter any special remarks such as skill level, location of schcol or organization and grade received. (For maintenance experience, this will be left blank.) . £ - CERTIFICATION - Signature and organization of commander or authorized representative such as Communications Officer, Electronics Officer, Crypto Representative. “ET ydac €iG (LTH) U'SETE