What is being done to ensure the security of the data transmissions?
CDC routinely manages sensitive data, and CRA Countermeasure Inventory Tracking data will be treated with the proper security measures. The security package used by CDC conforms to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) federal guidelines for the level of sensitivity of the kinds of data being transmitted. The data connections between the individual data sources and CDC are over Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connections, which are very common on the Internet and considered secure. Typically, such connections are identified by the prefix https. In addition, the collected data, or what is known as the message payload, is encrypted separately using RSA 128-bit encryption algorithms. These algorithms use public private key pairs via VeriSign digital certificates. RSA algorithms are commonly used for encryption of data sent over the Internet. The message payload is also digitally signed using the same VeriSign certificates. Only bearers of the Countermeasure Inventory Tracki
