Post # 216
Nov 23 2017 01:11:25 (EST)
Keyhole.
Happy hunting.
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Some explanation of the terms used in the CORONA program may be helpful. The imagery acquired from the satellites and cameras that composed
the CORONA program had a specific security system called T?%ENTKEYHOLE. This added the codeword KEYHOLE, for satellite collection,
to the codeword TALENT, which was originally used for imagery collected
by aircraft.
https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/corona.pdf
At the NSA, Snowden a computer infrastructure analyst, was cleared to access the category communications intelligence, known as "SI," for special intelligence. He also had a "Talent Keyhole" ticket, giving him access to information about the global architecture of overhead imagery, surveillance and reconnaissance programs. (Generally, when you're awarded an SI clearance, you get the TK one at the same time.)
https://theweek.com/articles/447319/what-edward-snowden-didnt-disclose