Workshop on Strengthening Transport connectivity among CLMV-T

Phnom Penh25-26 Sept 2017

Security Seal• A mechanical device that secure content integrity

• Published – ISO17712 (2013) – widely accepted

• Modern technology is posing some challenges

• Not impossible to compromise if time is not constraint

Duplicate seals can be produced!

Thermal/mechanical process may open a seal

• Normative annex of ISO17712 provide some mitigation but..

E-seal• Eseal – Started in early 90s with Active RFID

• Unlike security seal, there were very limited stakeholders

• Published Standards

ISO 18185 – 2006

ISO 18186 - 2010

• Poor or no adaptation

• CSD/eCSD – container security device

• RECONs – Reuseable Container Security Devices

• Smart CM - platform

RFID E-seal Challenges

• RFID eseal – cost vs benefit

Begin, end and choke point visibility

Local infrastructure not cheap to install and maintain

• Exorbitant licensing fee

• Trying to force fit

• Too expensive

• adaptation only in defense

Today’s wireless Technology

• Communication Infrastructure readily available today

Free or pay as you use

Wide adaptation of wireless technology cost

Very affordable

Broad integration to wide spectrum of sensors

Offer endless application in a supply chain management

NB-IoT will enhance the ecosystem

E-seal/RECONS

Yes?

No?

No?

Yes?

Mechanically compliant to ISO17712

eCSD/RECONS

DHS requests that the COAC Global Supply Chain Security Working Group consider the following questions:

What methods of data management would be commercially feasible and cost effective while mitigating data security vulnerabilities?

What role might third-party data management firms have, and how might employee training, vetting, turn-over, and certification issues be addressed?

How might operational vulnerabilities be mitigated? What are the cost issues associated with the use of eCSDs? Should C-TPAT members receive additional benefits for using

eCSDs and similar devices such as RECONS? Are other countries encouraging the use of eCSDs, and if so are

there lessons learned (e.g., identified incentives/benefits) that could be used by CBP?

Extract from U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Policy

ECTS for Road Transit

Facilitate Trade

Stop illegal cargo flow

Facilitate the law abiding, Punish the law offending

Early Eseal Adaptation for ECTS• Early adaptation by Kenya and Uruguay

• Some African countries followed but ….

• Challenges faced by those early adaptation (2009):

Trying to force fit technology

No dedicated hardware – assembly of RFID reader on truck!

Mindset not ready

Lack/poor consultation with stakeholders

Loop holes in system

Collusion among parties

Typical Workflow

Customs Clearance procedure

System exports identifying ID to ECTS

ID pops up in ECTS FO device

Eseal data hits server, CC release conveyance

ECTS FO associate eseal ID, submit to system

ECTS FO identify conveyance, seal an eseal to it

CC monitor for violation

CC resolve minors, escalate majors violations

Destination Customs take action/unseal

Basic Features of ECTS

• Association of eseal to an asset

• Authorization for departure – automatic or human

• Real-time or near-real-time Alerts

Unsealing

Depart from plan route

Dwell time exceeding

Idle time exceeding

Low battery

Departure and arrival

Transit ECTS

• Border infrastructure design is important

• Preferably system can cater for network outage

• Capacity building

Mentality

Implementation

Mitigate weak links

The WEAKEST link determine the robustness of a supply chain

• Cost/Benefit to stakeholders must be quantified and justified

Transit ECTS

• System

Ability to cater for different conveyances

Element of National Security terrorism etc

Verifiable data

Auditable trails

Data/network security

Different ECTS Structures

• Entire system operate by Customs

• Field work outsourced, system and monitoring by

customs

• Field work, system and monitoring outsourced,

violation alerts feed to customs

Moving Forward

• Regional cooperation - Trans-boundaries ECTS

• Common solution platform or sharing certain data -ACTS

• Multi vendors system

Criteria are defined through broad stakeholders consultation

OPENLY and HONESTLY address ALL elements of mistrust

Fair and equitable

Realizing One vision, One Identity, One Community

Technology is not the obstacle

Various e-seal

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