Improving "Trusting the Edge" Through Cryptographic Key Hiding

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Office of the Secretary of Defense	Award ID: 83032	Program Year/Program: 2007 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: O063-I13-1120	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: ARXAN RESEARCH, INC.
3000 Kent Avenue Purdue Technology Center West Lafayette, IN 47906
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 2007

Title: Improving "Trusting the Edge" Through Cryptographic Key Hiding

Agency / Branch: DOD / OSD

Contract: FA8650-07-M-8131

Award Amount: $99,593.00

Abstract:
The Security to the Edge strategy identifies a growth area in the development technologies to enable Trusting the Edge; particularly, two research areas are specified: i) hardening an edge node against physical attack; and ii) facilitating the ability of an edge node to monitor and communicate the state of its integrity. The thrust of this proposal is twofold: i) to describe a technique for hiding cryptographic keys in software---including the development of stealthy encryption/decryption techniques; and ii) to build on this capability to implement a challenge/response mechanism for the purposes of i) improving resistance to a class of physical attack (i.e. replay attacks); and ii) interrogating/evaluating an edge node for its status/integrity.

Principal Investigator:
John Rice
Principal Investigator
7657751004
jrice@arxan.com

Business Contact:
John Abernethy
President
7657751004
jabernethy@arxan.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

ARXAN RESEARCH, INC.
3000 Kent Avenue Purdue Technology Center West Lafayette, IN 47906

EIN/Tax ID: 371491384

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No