Edition 2

STANAG 4406 Edition 2 has been sent for ratification and adoption by the NATO Nations. The Implementation Status document of 10th January 2006 indicates that the following Nations have ratified Edition 2:

• Denmark
• Hungary
• Greece
• United Kingdom (November 2005)
• United States (April 2005)

The structure of Annexes is different from that in Edition 1:

• Main Body
• Annex A - Military Base Standard
• Annex B - NATO S/MIME for MMHS
• Annex C - Alpha Profile Set
• Annex D - MMHS APS - ACP127 Gateway
• Annex E - Tactical MMHS Protocol and Profile Solution
• Annex F - Guidelines for the Use of Messaging Services
• Annex G - Compatibility with PCT-Based MMHS Security
• Annex H - NATO Security Labeling Guidance for MMHS

Another Annex that was developed for Edition 2, NATO Profile for S/MIME CMS and ESS has now been dropped from STANAG 4406 and put forward as a separate STANAG, STANAG 4631.
There is now also an Implementer's Guide for Edition 2 (version 1.1.