SBIR/STTR Research Award

NKrypt inc. - Mesh Network NSA Certifiable Cryptographic Solution

Award identifier 2cb3ab62b85123f5d1fa227615542187b99e768924b03e280316c663f4a12399Awarding agency Department of Defense · Space Development Agency

Award amount

$249,969

Program and phase

STTR · Phase I

Award year

2021

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Space Development Agency
Recipient company
NKRYPT INC
Proposal award date
2021-09-02
Contract end date
2022-08-31
UEI
VP7ECVGNDCL8
Solicitation number
HQ085021S0001.D
Topic code
HQ085021S0001-06

Research abstract

NKrypt’s proposed R&D project is the development a prototype mesh network cryptographic solution for Optical Intersatellite Links (OISL) in low earth orbit (LEO) with low size, weight and power (SWaP). The NKrypt team has decades of experience in secure communications, network security, key management, multi-level security, hardware development, Trusted Computing deployments of Trusted Platform Modules, Self Encrypting Drives, programmable hardware cryptographic module integrated circuits, and Intrusion Detection solutions. Further, we are experts in NSA’s Commercial Systems for Classified (CSfC) architecture and implementations as well as traditional space assessment systems, and semiconductor technologies. Our solution will demonstrate a feasible architecture and preliminary design for an automated initial encryption handshake using NSA test keys, maintaining encryption link, and encrypting and decrypting data with a throughput of 50 Gbps per channel for a minimum of 6 channels.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

2 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2021–2022). Reported award amounts total $1,941,392. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase II, Phase I

Agencies: Department of Defense

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