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(U//FOUO) Will You Be Authoring Reports on CPE? Here Are the User
Requirements
FROM:
Chief, ISS's Marketing & Communications Branch (S12M2)
Run Date: 05/16/2006
(U) Background
(U) The Content Preparation Environment (CPE) will begin to replace SIGINT On Demand (SOD)
in June 2006. The June rollout of CPE 1.0 marks the beginning of NSA's transition from SOD and
legacy authoring systems to CPE as the next step along the Dissemination Modernization (DM)
path.
(U) Requirements
(U//FOUO) In order to utilize CPE 1.0 and all its features, all CPE users will be required to have:
(U) PKI and Passport/Casport accounts
(U) A valid SEARCHLIGHT entry
(U) Minimal browser requirements of Netscape 7.0, or Internet Explorer (IE) 5.5 or
higher, or Mozilla 1.1 or 1.6
(U) Whom to Contact
(U//FOUO) To obtain PKI user certificate please visit the PKI webpage (at "go pki") and click on
"Obtaining an NSA-Net User Certificate" and follow the steps. If you are a military user and
currently do not have access to NSANet, you or your NSA sponsor must first apply for an NSANet
account . Information about this application process may be found on the NSA ADS&CI web
page ("go security"), Special Interest section, under two topics:
ADS&CI Systems Access Program (for general information), and
Security Policies and Regulations, NSANet Access Policy [ Annex P, NSA Manual 130-1
provides specific guidance]
(U//FOUO) To obtain a Passport/Casport account, please visit passport website ("go passport")
and click on the link to left "Create New User Account." Passport is a "behind-the-scenes" user
account system. A growing number of online and desktop applications use Passport for
maintaining user accounts and providing authentication and authorization services.
(U) If your current browser is not Netscape 7.0 or IE 5.5, contact the Eagle Alliance help desk at
s or submit a ticket at the ITSC webpage ("go itsc").
(U) Upcoming
(U//FOUO) Further details on CPE will be forthcoming on a regular basis between now and its
June 2006 rollout date. For more information on CPE, please visit the CPE website .
(U//FOUO) See also the previous article about CPE .
"(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet
without the consent of S0121 (DL sid comms)."
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