TEMPEST Standards
Secure Systems & Technologies Limited (SST) is a UK Company which specialises in the development and manufacture of electronic equipment for Military and Secure Government Organisations throughout NATO and Europe; including Ministries of Defence, Defence Prime Contractors, NATO bodies, Ministries of Foreign Affairs and other Government agencies.
SST is a TEMPEST manufacturer and operates a Test Facility accredited by CESG (UK Government Authority for Information Assurance). SST certifies TEMPEST products as being compliant to the stated SDIP-27 standard. Should additional endorsement of the testing methodology and results be required SST welcomes enquiries about the individual product.
The following standards are in use for the specification of TEMPEST equipment; the SDIP standards have replaced NATO AMSG standards. The following is provided for information only, please contact SST to discuss specific application requirements.
| Descriptive | Full | Intermediate | Tactical / Basic |
Military EMC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDIP-27 NATO Standard |
Level A | Level B | Level C | |
| NATO Laboratory test Standards |
AMSG-720B | AMSG-788A | AMSG-784 | |
| NATO Zoning Standards |
ZONE 0 | ZONE 1 | ZONE 2 | |
| USA NSTISSAM /1-92 Standards |
LEVEL I | LEVEL II | LEVEL III | |
| SST Example Products |
SC1000TF SC2800TF SN6700TF |
SN230TI SC7800TI SS8270TI |
SN790TT SP280TT SC700TTRE |
SN790RM SL15RM |
In addition to the above table the following standards are pertinent:
- SDIP-27/1 replaces AMSG-720B / AMSG-788A / AMSG-784
(NATO TEMPEST requirements and Evaluation procedures) - SDIP-28 replaces AMSG-799 (NATO Zoning Procedures)
- SDIP-29 replaces AMSG 719 (Facility Design Criteria and Installation of Electrical Equipment for Processing Classified Information)
- SDIP-30 Installation of electronic equipment for processing of classified data
