Glossary
- COTS
- "Commercial off the shelf", synonymous with "commercially available device"
- EMSEC
- "Emission security" and "emanation security" are synonymous
- Device set
- A combination of devices and components that is ready for operation and is approved as a complete unit with regard to emissions aspects. For this reason, a specific device set must always be emissions-tested and used as such; in particular, individual components of a device set must not be modified or replaced, and new components must not be added: in such cases, the device set is new, has not been emissions-tested and is generally not approved. Example: personal computer, screen, mouse and keyboard form a device set.
- KMV
- Survey measurement method
- "Level A" device
- Devices in this class are used to process GEHEIM in Zone 0. "Cryptography hardware" generally needs to meet the same requirements with regard to its emissions properties.
- NTA
- "National TEMPEST Authority"; in Germany, this is the BSI
- TEMPEST
- This may refer to the security measures taken to protect against attacks using compromised emissions, as well as the attack methods themselves. TEMPEST is a code name, not an acronym.
- "Zone 1 device"
- Colloquial name for a device that is approved for use in zones 1 to 3
- "Zone 2 device"
- Colloquial name for a device that is approved for use in zones 2 and 3
- "Zone 3 device"
- Colloquial name for a device that is approved for use in zone 3
