The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on July 26, 2024, issued a notice for seeking stakeholder inputs on the DFC (Draft for Comments) of Indian Telecom Security Assurance Requirements (ITSAR) for Operating System (OS).
The following has been stated: -
•The Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC) came out with the Procedure for Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecommunication Equipment (MTCTE) in December 2017. The MTCTE document outlines the procedure to operationalize the new Rules.
•The testing and certification described in the MTCTE procedure document require that the equipment meets the Essential Requirements (ER). Security Requirement is part of ER for which the equipment must be tested and certified.
•An online meeting is scheduled for discussion with the stakeholders (TSPs, M2M service providers, Application service providers, Device manufacturers, OEMs, prospective labs, industry bodies, and academia) on the Draft ITSAR for Operating System (OS).
•The details of the online meeting and registration link are as follows: The date of the meeting to be notified later and the Meeting link will be shared via email later.
•Stakeholders are requested to participate in the meeting & send their suggestions/comments/inputs to the following e-mail addresses on or before August 14, 2024.
[Notification No. NCCS/SAS/ITSAR/Operating System(OS)/2024-25 I/3197253/2024]
