ARCHIVED – Annex 3-A: Designated organization screening requirements (protected information)
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A designated organization screening (DOS) allows organizations to get security screening for their personnel at the reliability status level, which is required when accessing protected information and assets.
Learn which personnel require security screening at the reliability status level to access the 3 levels of protected information and assets at each of the 3 types of designated organization screening (DOS).
Protected Information | Activity | Is reliability status required for this position or the organization? | |||
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Key senior official (KSO) | Company security officer (CSO) | Employees | Designation organisation screening (DOS) | ||
Protected "A" | Personnel assigned (PA) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Document safeguarding capability (DSC) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Production | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Protected "B" | Personnel assigned (PA) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Document safeguarding capability (DSC) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Production | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Protected "C"Footnote 1 | Personnel assigned (PA) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Document safeguarding capability (DSC) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Production | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |