Project SCORE Proposal

"The objective of this proposal is to demonstrate the feasibility of a secure peer-to-peer network environment. Our project, called SCORE (Secure Communication Object Repository Environment), is intended to show that a robust, hardy, secure peer-to-peernetwork environment can meet the needs of the military to integrate diverse data sources in the context of efforts such as the Joint Battlespace Infosphere (JBI) and other large-scale battle management C3 systems.The SCORE approach overcomes many of the problems associated with peer-to-peer networks by using Avanza's patented approach to create an environment that secures all data before it becomes vulnerable and by encapsulating the data without regard to itsoriginal format. Unlike existing collaborative computing frameworks, it is a true peer-to-peer approach, because any machine on the network can function as the environment's administrative server if needed. It is scalable and flexible, and runs onoff-the-shelf hardware using standard communication protocols. SCORE presents an exciting opportunity to provide a robust, adaptable, practical approach to network connectivity in a battle management C3I environment. Avanza foresees a number of commercialapplications for the type of secure object environment envisioned for this project. SCORE's thorough approach to security and flexibility in handling files and messages means that it is well-suited for creating a variety of custom peer-to