Offline Transfer moves information or Artifacts between environments without using a direct network connection between the source and destination environments.
Offline Transfer may use:
Offline Transfer commonly applies when one or both environments are:
An Offline Transfer may include activities such as:
Offline Transfer differs from online transfer:
The use of removable media alone does not establish a controlled Offline Transfer. Applicable authorization, integrity, inspection, handling, and accountability controls determine whether the transfer satisfies its requirements.
transfer of information or artifacts between environments without a direct network connection between the source and destination environments
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Offline does not necessarily mean that every device participating in the transfer lacks network connectivity. The defining characteristic is the absence of a direct network transfer path between the source and destination environments for the transfer being performed.
An Offline Transfer may cross one or more Transfer Boundaries.
Applicable requirements may govern:
An operator exports an approved transfer bundle from a Connected Environment to encrypted removable media, physically carries the media to an Air-Gapped Environment, verifies the bundle integrity, and imports the bundle through an authorized process.
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