SRS eFAL® Q&A - Secure Revenue Services
1. Registration
- Who can register for the SRS eFAL® services?
- Subscription – What is the license fee for the SRS eFAL® subscription?
- FREE Trial – Is there a free trial for the SRS e-FAL?
Any sea port authority or representative of a port authorized to perform on behalf of the port. The Port approves all registrations. Registered port community entities can in turn register others to work under their account
The SRS eFAL® license fee is dependent on your volume of traffic and customizations that a port may require. Hence the license fee is negotiable.
Yes, you can register for a FREE trial period through our on-line registration form via SRS eFAL® Sign-up
2. Users
- How many Port community entities can be logged into the account of a Port?
- How many Carriers/Carrier Agents can log onto the port account?
A Port can register an unlimited number of port community entities.
Registered Carriers/Carrier agents that can register an unlimited number of their staff under their account
3. Requirements
- What additional hardware or equipment does a port require to benefit from the SRS eFAL® services?
- Can the SRS eFAL® be hosted locally?
The SRS eFAL® services is a cloud-based solution and so requires there to be an internet connection at the port. No extra hardware or equipment is required to use the cloud based version.
Yes, the SRS eFAL® can also be hosted locally by a Port authority. The port would require to provide the equipment for the local hosting
Data Integration
- Can your current port system integrate to the SRS eFAL® platform?
- How would the data integration to your current system be done?
- Would you have to use two (2) systems to complement your current data process?
Yes, the SRS eFAL® platform can integrate to any port system currently being used.
The SRS eFAL® will be plugged into your current system at the stage of submission of the FAL data.
The integration would also help in exporting the data into various data formats and share with other port authorities.
No, your current system would remain the main system to be used. Thanks to the SRS eFAL® advanced technology, it allows for a single-sign on for both systems.
5. Security
- How does the SRS eFAL® ensure security of the transmitted data by a vessel?
- How does the SRS eFAL® authenticate the person transmitting the data is the right person?
- How do we ensure that no changes are made to the data in transit?
The data transmitted by vessels are encrypted for security reasons. It will then be translated to feed into the port system. Data cannot be tampered with.
The receiving port system would require an access code (embedded) to receive/access the data.
A confirmed registration of a vessel and person must take place before you can transmit data through the SRS eFAL®.
Also, you will require an access code for this process.
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The data is encrypted during transit. Hence alterations cannot be made. For file transport we use MD5 hash values to verify integrity of the data in transit.
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