If TOP SECRET fibre-optic fly leads exceeding five metres in length are used to connect wall outlet boxes to IT equipment, they are run in a protective and easily inspected pathway that is clearly labelled at the IT equipment end with the wall outlet box’s identifier.
Topic
Fly lead installation
Applicable to
Top Secret
History
Priority
should
Jun 2024
If TOP SECRET fibre-optic fly leads exceeding five metres in length are used to connect wall outlet boxes to IT equipment, they are run in a protective and easily inspected pathway that is clearly labelled at the IT equipment end with the wall outlet box’s identifier.
References to ICT equipment were amended to IT equipment.
Dec 2021
If TOP SECRET fibre-optic fly leads exceeding five metres in length are used to connect wall outlet boxes to ICT equipment, they are run in a protective and easily inspected pathway that is clearly labelled at the ICT equipment end with the wall outlet box’s identifier.
Miscellaneous changes were made to rationale and security controls throughout the publication. This included:
• A review from the Using the Information Security Manual chapter through to the Guidelines for Media chapter.
• Security controls suitable for all audiences have been identified with the ‘All’ applicability marking while additional security controls suitable for just government audiences have been identified with the O, P, S and TS applicability markings.
• Security controls suitable for specific classifications have been amended to include their classification(s) in the wording of the security controls to reduce the reliance on applicability markings to confer suitability.
• Tables in security controls have been converted into prose to allow for inclusion in the SSP annex template and the XML list of security controls.
• The use of ‘official’ and ‘highly classified’ terminology has been replaced with specific classifications to remove ambiguity.
• Security controls relating to high assurance ICT equipment have had their applicability narrowed to ‘S, TS’ reflecting that they are intended for the protection of SECRET and TOP SECRET systems and data.
Mar 2021
If fibre-optic fly leads exceeding five metres in length are used to connect wall outlet boxes to ICT equipment, they are run in a protective and easily inspected pathway that is clearly labelled at the ICT equipment end with the wall outlet box’s identifier.
Security control 0218 was amended to fix a spelling mistake (i.e. replacement of ‘five meters’ with ‘five metres’).
Jan 2021
If fibre-optic fly leads exceeding five meters in length are used to connect wall outlet boxes to ICT equipment, they are run in a protective and easily inspected pathway and clearly labelled at the ICT equipment end with the wall outlet box’s identifier.
Dec 2019
If fibre-optic fly leads exceeding five meters in length are used to connect wall outlet boxes to ICT equipment, they are run in a protective and easily inspected pathway and clearly labelled at the ICT equipment end with the wall outlet box’s identifier.
Security control 0218 was modified slightly to ensure consistency of terminology throughout the publication.
Nov 2019
If fibre-optic fly leads exceeding five meters in length are used to connect wall outlets to ICT equipment, they are run in a protective and easily inspected pathway and clearly labelled at the ICT equipment end with the wall outlet’s designator.
2017
Agencies should ensure that the fibre-optic fly leads used to connect wall outlets to ICTequipment either:• do not exceed 5m in length, or• if they exceed 5m in length, they:– are run in the facility’s fixed infrastructure in a protective and easily inspected pathway– are clearly labelled at the equipment end with the wall outlet designator– are approved by the accreditation authority.
Control Text Changed. No public explaination.
2015
Agencies should ensure that the fibre optic fly leads used to connect wall outlets to ICTequipment either:• do not exceed 5m in length• if they exceed 5m in length:– are run in the facility’s fixed infrastructure in a protective and easily inspected pathway– are clearly labelled at the equipment end with the wall outlet designator– are approved by the accreditation authority.
2010
Agencies should ensure the fibre optic fly leads used to connect wall outlets to ICT equipment either:• do not exceed 5m in length• if they exceed 5m in length:– are run in the facility’s fixed infrastructure in a protective and easily inspected pathway– are clearly labelled at the equipment end with the wall outlet designator– are approved by the accreditation authority.