Tamper-indicating devices and safeguards seals evaluation test report. Volume 2

Abstract

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Effective Vulnerability Assessment of Tamper-Indicating Seals

“…Tamper-indicating devices, also called security seals, are widely used in industry and government [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. Seals are not intended to stop unauthorized access.…”

“…Rather, they are meant to leave unambiguous, non-erasable evidence of entry or tampering. Applications include access control, records integrity, inventory, shipping integrity, theft prevention/detection, hazardous materials accountability, nuclear nonproliferation, national defense, law enforcement, customs, counter-terrorism, counter-espionage, protecting instrument calibration and surveillance/monitoring equipment, testing for illegal drug use, and protecting consumer products [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. Seals take a variety of forms [3][4][5][6].…”

“…Applications include access control, records integrity, inventory, shipping integrity, theft prevention/detection, hazardous materials accountability, nuclear nonproliferation, national defense, law enforcement, customs, counter-terrorism, counter-espionage, protecting instrument calibration and surveillance/monitoring equipment, testing for illegal drug use, and protecting consumer products [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. Seals take a variety of forms [3][4][5][6]. Examples include frangible films or pressure sensitive adhesive tapes, crimped cables or other (supposedly) irreversible mechanical assemblies, security containers or enclosures that give evidence of being opened, devices or materials that are intended to display irreversible damage or changes when manipulated, and electronic systems that continuously monitor for changes such as a break in an electrical cable or fiber optic bundle.…”