Cellcrypt Solutions for Procurement and Policy Communities
The Secure Option for Policy, Procurement, and Legal Discussions
Federal agencies, their employees, and the supporting contracting community are subject to ongoing and ever-increasing cyber attacks, including the targeting and interception of cell phone communications. This reality has resulted in new legislation requiring contractors specifically – particularly those that deal with intelligence, cryptology, and weapons systems, or any work deemed essential to national security – keep information secure or risk the ability to do business with the government.
Despite the dangers, cell phones around Washington, D.C. and around the world have become a primary mechanism for discussing and debating important procurement, contracting, and policy issues. This sensitive but unclassified (SBU) information is extremely valuable to a number of parties, including the members of the media and government contractors. Recently invoked telework goals also have led to more government conversations being conducted via cellular communications.
The leading provider of encrypted cell phone voice calling, Cellcrypt’s cost-effective, easy-to-use software solutions enable secure communications for procurement and policy professionals wherever and whenever required. Cellcrypt’s highly scalable and quickly deployable solutions offer a secure option for policy, procurement, and legal discussions outside the office and among multiple and changing communities of interest. Additionally, Cellcrypt enables contractors to ensure the integrity and security of the data, complying with government mandates to safeguard information.
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Key Benefits:
- Offers complete security for procurement-sensitive and other types of SBU information
- Allows government contractors to ensure the integrity and security of data, complying with government mandates to safeguard information
- Offers a secure solution for policy, procurement, and legal discussions outside the office and among multiple and changing communities of interest.
- Meets important U.S. government security certifications including the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s FIPS-140-2 and the National Security Agency’s Suite B
Operating System
- AndroidTM
- BlackBerry®
- iOS
- Symbian S60 (Nokia E-Series, N-Series devices)
Any IP-enabled network, e.g.
- GSM/CDMA
- 2G
- 3G
- 4G
- Satellite
- Wi-Fi™
Cellcrypt uses standard encryption technologies including:
- Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for symmetric encryption
- Elliptic-Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) for digital signatures
- Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) for key agreement
- Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) for message digest
In addition, before these algorithms are processed, Cellcrypt uses additional algorithms for added security (double-wrapping). For example, the voice call is first encrypted using RC4-256 bit and then encrypted again using AES-256 bit.
Public Cryptography
(2048-bit RSA, & ECDSA, ECDH using curves with 384-bit prime moduli)
RSA and ECDSA are used for authentication. The key pairs are generated on the phone during the installation and are unique to each phone. A private key is never shared. The Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) and RSA algorithms are used for key exchange. The session key is only valid for one phone call and securely destroyed after use.
Symmetric Cryptography
(AES & RC4, both 256 bits)
Both encryption algorithms are used at the same time. The data packet is first encrypted with RC4 and the cipher text is then encrypted again with AES in Counter Mode (CTR). Both algorithms are initialized with the exchanged session keys.
Hashing Algorithms
(SHA512)
Industry standard hashing algorithms are used for increased integrity assurance.
Random Number Generation
A 2048 bit seed pool is generated during the installation and is periodically updated. The initial seed is derived from the microphone input.
