Efficient Data In Transit Protection using CSfC Technologies (EDICT)

MARCORSYSCOM has identified the need for Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) protection of transmitted information in a tactical IP network environment that meet the following key requirements: 1) Protect classified information as it travels from a warfighters handheld computing device, such as a smartphone or tablet, over a lower classification level tactical radio network; 2) Operate over a variety of network technologies, i.e., agnostic to the network used; 3) Provide protection for multicast transmissions; 4) Certified for use in Android and Windows environments; 5) Minimize network overhead from protection techniques; and 6) Be certifiable through the Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) process. Architecture Technology Corporation proposes an innovative software solution called EDITH (Efficient Data-In-Transit Protection Techniques for Handheld Devices) for addressing this need. The Phase I effort will establish the implementation feasibility of the EDITH solution and lay the groundwork for producing a CSfC-approved mission-ready product during Phase II and Phase III.