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5A003
5A003 “Systems,” “equipment” and “components,” for non-cryptographic “information security,” as follows (see List of Items Controlled).
- Category
- Category 5—Telecommunications and “Information Security”
- Part
- Part 2—“Information Security”
- Product group
- A. “End Items,” “Equipment,” “Accessories,” “Attachments,” “Parts,” “Components,” and “Systems”
- Subsection
- II. NON-CRYPTOGRAPHIC “INFORMATION SECURITY”
Reason for Control
- NS
- AT
Official text
License Requirements
Reason for Control:
NS, AT
Control(s) Country chart (see Supp. No. 1 to part 738)
- NS applies to entire entry NS Column 2.
- AT applies to entire entry AT Column 1.
List Based License Exceptions (See Part 740 for a Description of All License Exceptions)
LVS: Yes: $500 for “components.”
N/A for systems and equipment.
GBS: N/A
List of Items Controlled
Related Controls: N/A
Related Definitions: N/A
Items:
a. Communications cable systems designed or modified to use mechanical, electrical or electronic means to detect surreptitious intrusion;
Note:
5A003.a applies only to physical layer security.
For the purpose of 5A003.a, the physical layer includes Layer 1 of the Reference Model of Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) (ISO/IEC 7498-1).
b. “Specially designed” or modified to reduce the compromising emanations of information-bearing signals beyond what is necessary for health, safety or electromagnetic interference standards.
ecfr-15cfr774-supp1-2026-08-28 · effective 2026-08-28
Issue date 2026-08-28. Amendment date 2026-08-28.
- eCFR Commerce Control List (15 CFR 774, Supplement No. 1)www.ecfr.gov
- eCFR versioner XML captured at ingestwww.ecfr.gov
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