Classified instruction
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | General administrative regulation on material security |
| Short title: | Classified instruction |
| Abbreviation: | VSA |
| Type: | General administrative regulation |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Issued on the basis of: | § 35 Abs. 1 SÜG , Art. 86 Abs. 1 GG |
| Legal matter: | State law , state protection |
| Issued on: | August 10, 2018 |
| Entry into force on: | September 1, 2018 (Section 67 V of August 10, 2018) |
| Weblink: | VSA |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The classified information instruction ( general administrative regulation for material security - VSA ) is a general administrative regulation of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, for building and home . It is aimed at federal agencies and direct federal public bodies ( departments ) that work with classified information, as well as working there people who have access to classified information have to exercise or activity in which they can gain access to classified information.
While personal secrecy is primarily regulated in the Security Review Act (SÜG), the instructions for classified information issued in accordance with Section 35 SÜG contain provisions on the material and organizational protection of classified information.
structure
The classified information instruction is divided into eleven sections. It also includes eight systems .
- Section I: General Provisions
- Section II: Security Organization
- Section III: Security Documentation
- Section IV: Classification and Time Limitation
- Section V: Handling of classified information
- Section VI: Cooperation with non-German bodies and non-public bodies based abroad
- Section VII: Material and technical measures
- Section VIII: Use of Information Technology
- Section IX: Crypto Personnel and Handling of Crypto Funds
- Section X: Maintaining Security
- Section XI: Final Regulations
Previous regulation
The general administrative regulation of the Federal Ministry of the Interior for the material and organizational protection of classified information (VS instruction - VSA) of March 31, 2006 in the version of April 26, 2010 expired on September 1, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marten Vogt, Dierk Wahlen: Secret Protection Law: Requirements and Consequences of the Classification of Information as Classified Information Scientific Services of the German Bundestag , Info Letter from July 23, 2015
- ↑ GMBl. 2010, p. 846
