Cellcrypt Solutions for National Critical Infrastructure

Cellcrypt Solutions for National Critical Infrastructure Protection

Cellcrypt Solutions for National Critical Infrastructure ProtectionReducing the vulnerability of the critical national infrastructure from security threats such as terrorism and espionage, as well as remaining resilient from natural hazards, is essential to national security, public health and safety and economic strength.

Most national states have created directives and plans to identify critical infrastructure elements and then put in place improved procedures for prevention, preparedness and response to potential attacks on:

  • Agriculture and Food
  • Financial and Banking
  • Oil and Gas
  • Power and Electricity
  • Public Health
  • Telecommunications
  • Transportation Networks and Systems
  • Water Supply and Treatment

All around the world, the successful protection of critical infrastructure starts with the ability to communicate and share information securely without fear that the communication will fall into the wrong hands and unintentionally jeopardize the safety of the system. Whether you are responsible for the security of a major railway operator or running a nuclear facility, Cellcrypt’s cost-effective, easy-to-use software solutions leverage the ubiquity of mobile communications to create a secure communications channel among employees, service providers, partners and anyone else in your community of interest.

Around the globe, Cellcrypt’s highly-scalable and quickly-deployable solutions leverage commercial-off-the-shelf mobile phones to provide unmatched levels of security by protecting all sensitive and confidential information shared by critical infrastructure providers and their network of partners. Imagine an airport operator and the control centers, security detail, baggage handling operations, retail and commercial lettings, construction services, fire teams and other divisions and suppliers that make up that organization. It is a very complex business; thousands of people are needed to keep the airport running safely and successfully. These workers control access to key resources on all facilities. Much of the information shared among this community of interest is done via mobile communications, but is it secure?

Cellcrypt’s end-to-end security solutions are transport independent and work over all mobile networks, Wi-Fi networks, and satellite, making them the most convenient solution for critical infrastructure protection. Whether conducting daily location surveillance or responding to an event, Cellcrypt leverages the ubiquity of the smartphone, enabling seamless, secure, and interoperable communications across departments and among unique and changing communities of interest, all in a protected environment.

For specific information on Cellcrypt solutions for critical infrastructure providers, click here.

Enables quick and easy interoperability especially in urgent and time-critical situations where there is little time to setup secure comms:Secure communications on mobile phones for national critical infrastructures

  • Easy to Use
    • Software is virtually transparent to the user and requires no training. Cellcrypt’s end-to-end security solutions are transport independent and work over all cellular networks, Wi-Fi networks, and satellite
  • Easy to Deploy and Manage
    • The downloadable app makes installation easy and highly scalable with no bulky hardware to carry
  • Scalable security
    • End-to-end encryption and secure key management
  • Cost-effective
    • Leverages ubiquity of the mobile phone and available enterprise contracts
  • Safe and Tested
    • Meets important government security certifications including the US National Institute of Standards and Technology’s FIPS-140-2
    • NEW: Cellcrypt Mobile Baseline™ for BlackBerry® is in UK CESG CAPS evaluation. Click for press release.

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.