Over the Air ReOver the Air Re--keying (OTAR)keying (OTAR)
keying (OTAR) is a method
 
 
 
 
 
 
used to distribute encryption keys to 
authorized radios usin
 a wireless si
nal.  
OTAR provides the ability to re-key portable 
and mobile radios remotely over the ALMR 
sys
em
 The Key Management Facility (KMF) is a 
database server that formulates and originates
 
 
 
 
 
 
the OTAR messages and acts as the key 
manager for an agency or agencies.  There 
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are currently five KMFs used within the ALMR.