CESG Infosec Manuals provide technical advice on specialist aspects of IA, to help users implement the Infosec policies and standards set out in the SPF and the HMG IA Standards.

Information surrounding some of these documents is controlled. Below is a high level overview. If you have a requirement that involves this GPGs, please contact us at standards@platinumsquared.co.uk

CESG Infosec Manuals provide technical advice on specialist aspects of IA, to help users implement the Infosec policies and standards set out in the SPF and the HMG IA Standards.

• Manual M - Protecting Government Connections to the Internet - Guidance on Internet Connectivity Architectures - Now obsolete – superseded by GPG08
• Manual N - Vulnerabilities of the TCP/IP Protocol Suite - Now obsolete – superseded by GPG08
• Manual P - Protecting Government Connections to the Internet - Firewall Installation, Configuration and Maintenance - Now obsolete – superseded by GPG08
• Manual S - Guidance on Secure Sanitisation & Disposal - Now obsolete – replaced by IAS5
• Manual T - Use of the Transport Layer Security Protocol for HMG Protectively Marked Material - Implementation Standards
• Manual V - Use of IPSec in Government Systems - Implementation Standards^*
• Manual W - Secure Information Sharing - Security Guidance for One-way Diode Technologies
• Manual X - UK Recommended Procedures for TEMPEST Testing
• Manual Y - Use of WPA2 unevaluated wireless technology in Government systems^*
• Manual Z - Use of Tokens for Identification and Authentication in Government Systems

^* denotes controlled material

Extracts taken from HMG Documentation. © Parts of this document are copyright, reserved and vested in the Crown.

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