Secure Contactless Authentication and Android Mobile Application for Air Force Weather Data and Services

ABSTRACT: The objectives of this project are to: (1) conduct feasibility study of technologies and policies and determine if the technology and policy exist to deploy a secure authenticated Air Force Weather (AFW) application (app); (2) identify and evaluate potential solution sets if there is a technology gap; (3) design and implement a secure contactless authentication scheme on Common Access Card and Android mobile devices; and (4) design and demonstrate a prototype AFW app on an Android device using approved authentication and authorization to securely access services and display product on a standalone and/or simulated network. BENEFIT: With the ever increasing security concern in mobile devices (such as Android devices), the secure contactless authentication and Android mobile app technologies with applications in federal agencies and commercial world have tremendous commercialization opportunities. Samsung is a leading manufacturer in smart phones and particularly Android devices. Both Qualcomm and Samsung have expressed interest in collaborating with us in technology development and productization.