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HSE National Policy

Encryption Policy


Topic: Encryption
Document Owner: Chief information officer
National Group: Office of the chief information officer
Effective From: 01 February 2013
To define the acceptable use and management of encryption throughout the HSE.

The purpose of this policy is to define the acceptable use and management of encryption software and hardware throughout the Health Service Executive (HSE). This policy is mandatory and by accessing any Information Technology (I.T.) resources which are owned or leased by the HSE, users are agreeing to abide by the terms of this policy.