Case closed. (CVS Inc.'s electronic cargo seal system): An article from: Security Management
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From the supplier: Rhode Island-based CVS Inc. realized several difficulties associated with its use of metal seals to secure truck-borne cargo. The metal seals were costly to replace and security investigators were unable to determine the time in which a cargo breach occurred. In 1990, CVS decided to replace the metal seals with an electronic seal manufactured by Encrypta Electronics Ltd. The Crypta III seals features a microchip that generates a four-digit number each time they are opened. The number is transmitted to each stop-over and the Crypta III-generated number is matched with the number appearing in the electronic log. Handlers can determine whether a breach occurred if the generate number and the log number differ.
Citation Details
Title: Case closed. (CVS Inc.'s electronic cargo seal system)
Author: John F. Kirch
Publication:Security Management (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 1996
Publisher: American Society for Industrial Security
Volume: v40 Issue: n8 Page: p20(2)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
From the supplier: Rhode Island-based CVS Inc. realized several difficulties associated with its use of metal seals to secure truck-borne cargo. The metal seals were costly to replace and security investigators were unable to determine the time in which a cargo breach occurred. In 1990, CVS decided to replace the metal seals with an electronic seal manufactured by Encrypta Electronics Ltd. The Crypta III seals features a microchip that generates a four-digit number each time they are opened. The number is transmitted to each stop-over and the Crypta III-generated number is matched with the number appearing in the electronic log. Handlers can determine whether a breach occurred if the generate number and the log number differ.
Citation Details
Title: Case closed. (CVS Inc.'s electronic cargo seal system)
Author: John F. Kirch
Publication:Security Management (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 1996
Publisher: American Society for Industrial Security
Volume: v40 Issue: n8 Page: p20(2)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
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