Speaking of CALEA Statements..... how many receive the newsletter from
NetEqualizer? I thought it was really direct and straight forward,
specifically about "compliance"
My disclaimer: I don't have any connection to Netequalizer, I don't even
have one of their products..... Tim
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The following Q&A will address NetEqualizer's capabilities in reference to
CALEA compliance.
1. Functionally, what does the Netequalizer CALEA release provide?
We provide a network probe with the following capabilities:
a.. It will allow an ISP or other operator to comply with a basic warrant
for information about a user by capturing and sending IP communications in
real time to a third party.
b.. Communication may be captured by headers or headers and content.
2. In what format is the data portion sent to a law enforcement agency?
We will provide basic descriptive tags identifying headers, data, and time
stamps, along with HEX or ASCII representation of content data.
3. Do you meet the standards of the receiving law enforcement agency?
The law and specifications on "how" to deliver to a law enforcement agency
are somewhat ambiguous. The FBI has created some detailed specifications,
but the reality is that there are some 40,000 law enforcement agencies and
they are given autonomy on how they receive data. We do provide samples on
how to receive NetEqualizer-captured data on a third party server, but are
unable to guarantee definite compliance with any specific agency.
4. Does the NetEqualizer do any analysis of the data?
No. We are only providing a probe function.
5. Is the NetEqualizer release fully CALEA compliant?
Although the law (see CALEA sections 103 and 107(a)(2)) is fairly specific
on what needs to be done, the how is not addressed to any level of detail to
which we can engineer our solution. Many people are following the ATIS
specification which was put forth by the FBI, and we have read and attempted
to comply with the probe portion of that specification. But, the reality is
that there is no one agency given the authority to test a solution and bless
it as compliant. So, if faced with a warrant for information, the law
enforcement agency in charge may indeed want something in slightly different
formats. If this is the case, there may be additional consulting.
As best we can tell at this time, there is no one government agency that can
fully declare our technology CALEA compliant. However, we do pledge to work
with our customers should they be faced with a warrant for information to
adjust and even customize our solution; however additional fees may apply.
For more information on NetEqualizer and CALEA, visit our extended Q&A page
at http:// www.netequalizer.com/caleafaq.php. Additional information on
CALEA itself can be found at http://www.askcalea.org.
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