Accession Number:

ADA279294

Title:

Semaphore Network Encryption Report

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

MITRE CORP BEDFORD MA

Personal Author(s):

• Johnson, Karen L.

Report Date:

1994-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

37.0

Abstract:

This paper documents the results of a preliminary assessment performed on the commercial off-the-shelf COTS Semaphore Communications Corporation SCC Network Security System NSS. The Semaphore NSS is a family of products designed to address important network security concerns, such as network source address authentication and data privacy. The assessment was performed in the INFOSEC Core Integration Laboratory, and its scope was product usability focusing on interoperability and system performance in an existing operational network. Included in this paper are preliminary findings. Fundamental features and functionality of the Semaphore NSS are identified, followed by details of the assessment, including test descriptions and results. A summary of test results and future plans are also included. These findings will be useful to those investigating the use of commercially available solutions to network authentication and data privacy.

Descriptors:

• *CRYPTOGRAPHY
• *DATA PROCESSING SECURITY
• *INTEROPERABILITY
• TEST AND EVALUATION
• CORPORATIONS
• OFF THE SHELF EQUIPMENT
• INTEGRATION
• COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT
• THROUGHPUT
• FOCUSING
• LABORATORIES
• COMPUTER NETWORKS

Subject Categories:

• Computer Systems
• Computer Systems Management and Standards

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE