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ViaSat KG-250 IP Network Encryptor Receives NSA Certification
ViaSat Inc has received certification from the National Security Agency (NSA)
for its KG-250 IP Network Encryptor product for use on classified US
government communication networks. The KG-250 is the first product in ViaSat's
new line of AltaSec security products that feature full compliance with the
High Assurance Internet Protocol Interoperability Specification (HAIPIS). The
AltaSec family includes a full line of HAIPIS products that are under
development to fulfill the US government's high assurance network encryption
needs. HAIPIS compliant network encryptors are expected to be essential
components for the DoD's realization of the Global Information Grid (GIG), a
secure network that will provide the warfighter with information when and
where it is needed, and are the cornerstone of the transformational
communications initiative. KG-250 product deliveries began the first week of
July, immediately after certification was received.
The KG-250, designed to be more portable and less expensive to operate than
current Type-1 encryptors, is capable of full duplex 100 Megabit Ethernet IP
traffic. By incorporating the latest networking features, this equipment
brings easy-to-use, full mesh network operation to the classified user in an
intuitively managed package. Also, while designed to perform in strategic
applications, the KG-250 gives the tactical user on the move the advantage of
a very portable, quick-setup, high-throughput node on any IP-capable medium.
The KG-250 embodies the first implementation of ViaSat's Programmable,
Scalable Information Assurance Model (PSIAM). The PSIAM is an information
security technology foundation intended to meet the challenges of the NSA
Crypto Modernization initiative, and other transformation initiatives, by
virtue of its programmability and suitability for high-speed networking.
The KG-250 was certified under the National Security Agency Commercial COMSEC
Endorsement Program, a program by which the NSA monitors development, performs
security evaluations, and certifies an Information Assurance product conceived
and developed with private funding.
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