SBIR/STTR Award attributes
To address the Air Force need for a Mission Assured Authentication (MAA) solution for authenticating the identity of a distant end communicator (person/device), Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to advance development of the new Remote Device/Person Authentication Security (REDPAS) system, which was proven feasible in Phase I. The REDPAS enables person/device authentication by using wearable hardware modules compatible with existing communication devices and supported by software embedded into the communication device. In Phase I, POC performed a technology feasibility assessment of multiple potential authentication methods and conclusively demonstrated the feasibility of the REDPAS through development of a system design, prototype development, testing, and demonstration of the systems authentication capability. The innovations in the system design and authentication methods will enable REDPAS to provide accurate, user-friendly, and power-efficient person/device authentication and a rendering of compromised communication devices from the network. Further development in Phase II will yield a technology readiness level (TRL)-6 prototype compatible with existing communication systems. The full-scale Phase II prototype will be integrated with tactical radios that employ voice, text chat, full-motion video, web services, and file transfer to provide a complete and practical MAA solution for remote-user/device authentication.
