R 051903Z APR 18 FM COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA TO NAVRESFOR INFO COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA BT UNCLAS ALNAVRESFOR 003/18 // MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA// SUBJ/NAVY RESERVE FORCE SECRET INTERNET PROTOCOL ROUTER (SIPR) TOKEN DISTRIBUTION POLICY AND RESPONSIBILITIES// REF/A/DOC/DODINST 8520.02/24MAY11// REF/B/NAVADMIN/CNO/051443ZFEB16// REF/C/GENADMIN/COMNAVRESFORCOM/092111ZNOV12// REF/D/GENADMIN/COMNAVRESFOR/161732ZJUL13// REF/E/CNO LETTER FROM DCIO/5000 SER N2N6BC/6U120055 OF 24MAR16// REF/F/ORDER/USCYBERCOM/122355ZOCT16// NARR/REF A PROVIDES POLICY, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND PROCEDURES FOR PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE (PKI) AND PUBLIC KEY ENABLING FOR DOD INFORMATION SYSTEMS. REF B PROVIDES IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE FOR PKI ENFORCEMENT ON NAVY NONSECURE INTERNET PROTOCOL ROUTER NETWORKS AND SECRET INTERNET PROTOCOL ROUTER (SIPR) NETWORKS. REF C DIRECTS ECHELON IV, V, AND VI ACTION AND ASSIGNS RESPONSIBILITY FOR SIPRNET TOKEN DISTRIBUTION TO ALL NAVY RESERVE FORCE SIPRNET ACCOUNT HOLDERS. REF D ESTABLISHES COMNAVRESFOR AS NAVY RESERVE FORCE'S SIPRNET LOCAL REGISTRATION AUTHORITY. REF E PROVIDES NAVY SIPRNET TOKEN PROCUREMENT AND HANDLING GUIDANCE. REF F ESTABLISHES ACCOUNT DISABLEMENT/DELETION TIMEFRAMES.// POC/CDR ERIC PERLE/COMNAVRESFOR ISSM/TEL: 757-322-6649/ EMAIL: ERIC.PERLE(AT)NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. THIS GENADMIN CANCELS REFERENCES C AND D. 2. PURPOSE: THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR SIPR ACCOUNT CREATION AND TOKEN DISTRIBUTION TO NAVY RESERVE FORCE SERVICE MEMBERS, GOVERNMENT CIVILIANS, AND CONTRACTORS, HEREAFTER KNOWN AS RESERVE FORCE MEMBERS. 3. BACKGROUND: MANY RESERVE FORCE MEMBERS USE THE TERMS "SIPR ACCOUNT" AND "SIPR TOKEN" INTERCHANGEABLY. THIS HAS CAUSED CONFUSION FOR OUR RESERVE FORCE MEMBERS AND SIPR ACCOUNT PROVIDERS/FACILITATORS. FOR CLARIFICATION, AN ACCOUNT IS THE ACTUAL REQUESTED, ASSIGNED, AND PROVIDED PERMISSION FOR A RESERVE FORCE MEMBER TO ACCESS ELECTRONIC/NETWORKED SIPR MEDIA. A TOKEN IS THE PHYSICAL PIECE OF HARDWARE (AN ACCESS CARD) REQUIRED FOR AUTHENTICATION TO ACCESS AN ACCOUNT. NOT ALL NAVY RESERVE FORCE MEMBERS HAVE A REQUIREMENT FOR SIPR ACCESS. HOWEVER, IF A MEMBER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A NEED TO KNOW, AND HAS THE REQUISITE CLEARANCE, A REQUEST FOR A NMCI SIPR ACCOUNT MAY BE SUBMITTED. REQUESTS MUST BE MADE WITH A COMPLETED SYSTEM AUTHORIZATION ACCESS REQUEST (SAAR) FORM. ACCOUNT CREATION TYPICALLY TAKES NMCI BETWEEN ONE AND FIVE BUSINESS DAYS ONCE AN OFFICIAL REQUEST HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BY THE ECHELON V NAVY RESERVE ACTIVITY (NRA) (NOSC, SQUADRON, ETC.). PER COMMANDER, NAVY RESERVE FORCES COMMAND (CNRFC) GUIDANCE, UPON NRA REPRESENTATIVE RECEIPT OF THE ACCOUNT CREATION NOTIFICATION EMAIL FROM NMCI, THE RESERVE FORCE MEMBER HAS 60 CALENDAR DAYS TO MEET IN PERSON (THE MEMBER MUST BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT) WITH A LOCAL REGISTRATION AUTHORITY (LRA) OR TRUSTED AGENT (TA) TO HAVE A TOKEN ISSUED. IF THE 60 DAYS ELAPSE WITHOUT TOKEN ASSOCIATION/ACCOUNTCREATION, NMCI WILL AUTOMATICALLY DELETE THE ACCOUNT. SERVICE MEMBERS MUST THEN REQUEST A NEW ACCOUNT AND REINITIATE THE PROCESS. THE NAVY RESERVE FORCE IS A GEOGRAPHICALLY DISPERSED, PART-TIME FORCE WHICH CAN PRESENT A CHALLENGE FOR ECHELON V NRA'S TO MEET WITH RESERVE FORCE MEMBERS ON A PREDICTABLE SCHEDULE. AS SUCH, NMCI SIPR ACCOUNT FINALIZATION WILL REQUIRE PLANNING AND COORDINATION BETWEEN SUPPORTED COMMANDS, OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OFFICERS (OSOs), ECHELON IV RESERVE COMPONENT COMMANDS (RCCs) AND ECHELON V NRAs TO COMPLETE THE ACTIONS ABOVE WITHIN THE DELINEATED TIME CONSTRAINTS. PER REFERENCE B, NAVY RESERVE FORCE MEMBER TOKENS SHOULD BE ISSUED TO NEW PERSONNEL AT ACCESSION SOURCES. ONCE A TOKEN IS ISSUED, THE MEMBER WILL RETAIN THE ASSIGNED TOKEN CARD WHILE TRANSITIONING BETWEEN COMMANDS AND DIFFERENT NETWORK ENCLAVES. MEMBERS WILL ALSO RETAIN THEIR TOKENS UNTIL SEPARATION FROM THE SERVICE. IF A TOKEN IS RETURNED AND IS NOT DAMAGED, IT SHOULD BE REUSED. DUE TO THE MINIMUM CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS AND A NEED TO KNOW, NOT ALL MEMBERS RECEIVE TOKENS AT ACCESSION. IF A MEMBER DID NOT RECEIVE A TOKEN FROM THEIR ACCESSION COMMAND, AND SUBSEQUENTLY REQUIRES ONE FOR A SIPR ACCOUNT, THEN IT WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MEMBER'S SUPPORTING NRA OR LOCAL NAVY RESERVE FORCE COMMAND TO ISSUE THE TOKEN. 4. ACTION: IN ORDER TO SUPPORT RESERVE FORCE MEMBER SIPR ACCESS, REQUIREMENTS NEED TO BE COMMUNICATED FROM SUPPORTED COMMANDS, VIA THEIR DESIGNATED OSO, TO ECHELON V NRAs AND THE IDENTIFIED RESERVE FORCE MEMBER. IT IS THE SUPPORTED COMMAND OSOs RESPONSIBILITY TO INCLUDE THESE REQUIREMENTS IN OFFICIAL ORDERS (ADSW, RECALL, AT, OR ADT) AND TO ENSURE MEMBERS HAVE FULFILLED THOSE REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO ORDER EXECUTION. THIS INCLUDES RESERVE MEMBERS WHO TYPICALLY WOULD NOT REQUIRE SIPR ACCESS BUT DO REQUIRE ACCESS TO SUPPORT AN EXERCISE (AT) OR MOBILIZATION REQUIREMENT. FOR IDT BILLETS REQUIRING SIPR ACCOUNTS FOR PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES, SUPPORTED COMMAND OSOs SHALL LIST THE SIPR REQUIREMENTS IN THE BILLET DESCRIPTION IN CAREER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - INTERACTIVE DETAILING (CMS-ID) FOR ENLISTED BILLETS, OR LIST THEM IN THE SUPPORTED COMMAND COMMENTS IN RESERVE FORCE MANPOWER TOOLS (RFMT) FOR OFFICER BILLETS. NMCI SIPR ACCOUNT CREATION AND TOKEN ISSUING/DISTRIBUTION WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MEMBER'S SUPPORTING NRA OR LOCAL NAVY RESERVE FORCE COMMAND. NRAs SHOULD HAVE THE MEANS TO OBTAIN SIPR TOKENS AND ASSOCIATE THEM TO MEMBER NMCI SIPR ACCOUNTS. FUTURE EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR RCCs TO PROVIDE LRA SERVICES FOR NMCI SIPR ACCESS FOR ALL ECHELON V NRAs. ROLLOUT WILL CONSIST OF A PILOT WITH ONE RCC EXECUTING LRA DUTIES, FOLLOWED BY ALL REMAINING RCCs. EXPECT ALL RCCS TO BE LRA QUALIFIED AND EQUIPED BY THE END OF FY18. 5. EXCEPTIONS: ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF RCCs AND NRAs CURRENTLY HAVE THE MEANS TO COMPLETE THE ENTIRE PROCESS OF NMCI SIPR ACCOUNT CREATION THROUGH TOKEN DISTRIBUTION/ASSOCIATION. CNRFC IS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF STANDING UP ALL RCCs AS LRAs. ONCE COMPLETE, RCCs WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LRA SUPPORT FOR ALL ECHELON V NRAs. IF THE RCC OR NOSC DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE THE MEANS TO FINALIZE AN NMCI SIPR ACCOUNT (TO INCLUDE SIPR TOKEN ASSOCIATION) ORGANICALLY, OR THROUGH A FORMALIZED AGREEMENT WITH A LOCAL COMMAND, CNRFC, AS THE GOVERNING LRA BODY FOR THE NAVY RESERVE FORCE, CAN SUPPORT ON A LIMITED BASIS. DUE TO THE RESTRICTED TOKEN SUPPLY PER COMMAND DESCRIBED IN REFERENCE E, CNRFC CANNOT PROVIDE TOKENS FOR THE ENTIRE NAVY RESERVE FORCE. IF A SUPPORTED COMMAND REQUIRES A MEMBER TO HAVE A SIPR ACCOUNT FOR A NON-NMCI NETWORK (E.G., ONE-NET), IT WILL BE THE SUPPORTED COMMAND?S RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE/FACILITATE THE ACCOUNT. 6. NAVY RESERVE FORCE SERVICE MEMBER ASSIGNMENTS AND MISSION REQUIREMENTS CAN BE COMPLEX AND DYNAMIC. THIS MESSAGE DOES NOT INTEND TO COVER EVERY POTENTIAL SCENARIO FOR SIPR ACCOUNT CREATION AND TOKEN ASSOCIATON/DISTRIBUTION. IF CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE WHERE THE NAVY RESERVE FORCE LRA/TA CANNOT SUPPORT, ACTIVE COMPONENT LRA/TA QUALIFIED COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ASSIST IF ABLE AND WITH PRIOR COORDINATION. 7. THIS GENADMIN WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL CANCELLED OR SUPERSEDED. 8. RELEASED BY RADM T. W. LUSCHER,DEPUTY COMMANDER,NAVY RESERVE FORCE.// BT #0015 NNNN