Department of Defense RFID Mandate - RFID from VeriSign, Inc.

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Department of Defense RFID Mandate

In 2003, the United States Department of Defense (DOD) required all suppliers to use active and passive RFID tags on shipments to the military by January 2005. Several of the largest DOD contractors have chosen VeriSign to help develop strategy and planning for RFID technology.

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Requirements

Required Controls

Applies To

How VeriSign Helps

Requires active RFID tracking with Electronic Product Codes

Sustainment cargo, unit movement equipment and cargo, ammunition shipments and pre-positioned materiel and supplies

Supply Chain Consulting Data Management

Requires passive RFID tags on the lowest possible piece part

Piece part, case or pallet packaging

Supply Chain Consulting RFID Enablement

Best Practices

These technologies can be applied as best practices to support RFID implementations.

Suggested Controls

Applies To

How VeriSign Helps

128-bit SSL encryption and effective management of crypto key transmission and storage.

Databases, Web servers and applications that store or process product data 

Managed PKI for SSL

Two-factor authentication

Remote access to shared data and applications

Unified Authentication




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