'Trust' in security terms is difficult to achieve but clearly also very desirable. Apart from aspects such as a lengthy, successful and transparent business relationship, and recognised certification, is it really possible to completely trust a commercial manufacturer?
After-delivery modification customised security systems
With mils electronic's after-delivery modification (ADM) service, the answer is 'yes', because you can personally and uniquely customise your security in such a way that the manufacturer has no knowledge of it. This provides you with you the utmost transparency with all the advantages and convenience of a reputable off-the-shelf product.
Thanks to this customisation, ADM can provide very high levels of trust with regard to security products. ADM involves the introduction of a cipher algorithm, which has been developed by the customer and placed within the mils secure messaging system. We offer ADM as a service, and to further increase security and win customers' trust, offer all the necessary training and tools for customers to implement it themselves. ADM thus becomes a unique security aspect for each customer that needs no involvement from the manufacturer. As long as we have provided you with all the support you need to implement ADM effectively, there is no need for us to know how you choose to encode your own system.
ADM was originally designed for mils electronic's extensive work with government organisations, where security of information is absolutely crucial. During the process of designing a system to meet the challenges such clients provide, we had to ask ourselves difficult questions. These included: how can a customer replace or modify a hardware algorithm without designing his or her own security device? Plus, how can a crypto manufacturer be certain that an algorithm introduced to a system after delivery (and therefore unknown to the manufacturer) still be a solid, trustworthy, solution? ADM is the perfect solution.
Design and commissioning of ADM
mils electronic provides information, training, development tools and a well-structured procedure, in order to support the customer in carrying out the ADM of their secure messaging solution. The most important aspects include:
- Detailed documentation and explanation of the built-in framework for the block cipher pay-load encryption algorithm; the essential building blocks of this algorithm are left empty on delivery, and the customer can individually develop and verify these blocks and to load them into the delivered security devices
- A programming guide for the algorithm simulator's implementation, which is used for verification during algorithm development and subsequently for cipher-check purposes in the field
- Software for checking the developed building blocks and installing them into the configured security devices
ADM is a very hardworking and intelligent system, and is invaluable in keeping sensitive information and communications accessible only to those who need to know. If you feel you would benefit from such a system please contact us for more details.
