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Capabilities: Trusted Secure Information Systems
SilkSpeed's experience and knowledge in architecting and implementing practical trusted system designs
for distributed and remote systems can speed your system development and deployment schedule. We
have a deep understanding of the underlying cryptographic
principles and the available open source and open standard components.
SilkSpeed employs a very practical approach for working with clients to develop trusted secure systems
that meet their needs without excess capabilities or infrastructure. We will help you use existing
open standards and components to design and deploy:
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Authentication mechanisms
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Cryptographic mechanisms
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Key Generation and Management
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Trust Establishment
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Trust Assurance and Maintenance
Trusted versus Secure Systems
If asked "Do you want security?" most will reply "Yes!". If asked "What is a secure
system?" there will be many different answers based on the needs of the
respondent. Your answer will reflect your needs. Some clients are most interested
in securing communications between components and systems. Some clients are interested
in trusting a system over its full life-cycle by incorporating hardware and firmware
authentication mechanisms.
SilkSpeed designs and builds trusted systems: systems that offer
both robust authentication and cryptographic mechanisms. We offer the ability
to extend these mechanisms from network communications to the platforms that are
processing your data. Our skills spanning embedded and wireless systems to backend
distributed and clustered server infrastructures enable us to see the whole picture.
SilkSpeed understands how different business needs create different requirements. Many
situations have limited physical security and therefore must consider many different
situations and choices in designing their system. Others have strong physical security
but have many different communications channels that need to be secured and trusted.
SilkSpeed understands these factors and will work with you to design and implement
solutions that fit your needs.
Getting Started:
Here are some considerations when building trusted and secure information systems:
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What are the personnel roles within your system?
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What interfacing systems (including legacy systems) exist? How do you trust (authenticate and secure) them?
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Do you need to authenticate third party systems? If so how?
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Is your data network undergoing significant adaptation and migration?
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Do you need to remotely authenticate remote and third-party installed systems? If so how?
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If a component is compromised, how is system-level trust re-established?
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How do you detect tampered systems?
Building Trusted Systems
Practical information system security design requires analysis of the business needs.
SilkSpeed can address the full life-cycle of a system and its components, from integration and
installation to field upgrades and trust maintenance.
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