SC-16 - Transmission of Security and Privacy Attributes

Associate [Assignment: organization-defined security and privacy attributes] with information exchanged between systems and between system components.


ID: SC-16
Enhancements:  1 | 2 | 3

Space Segment Guidance

Security attributes such as classification level or payload ownership must travel with every data packet so downstream filters can enforce release rules. Rather than burden the limited uplink with verbose XML tags, embed a compact attribute header inside the telemetry frame, for example, two bits for classification and a four-bit payload ID. Cryptographically bind the header to the payload using an authenticated encryption mode so an adversary cannot flip bits to downgrade protections. Ground processing nodes read the header, consult the policy table, and route or redact accordingly.