PKI and CKM® Scaling Study
Real-time, secure collaboration and information sharing requires authentication and authorization mechanisms that are flexible, trustworthy, reliable, and easy-to-use. A collection of tools, protocols, and policies termed Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology is gaining wide acceptance for authenticating and securing transactions for diverse services. A complementary technology called Constructive Key Management® (CKM®), developed by TecSec® Inc., is gaining acceptance in the government and commercial realms for secure document sharing.

These two technologies meet many needs for Navy operational security services. However, because an accurate scaling assessment is needed to understand the best position for these technologies, NCSA is working with InfoAssure to perform a PKI & CKM Scaling Study as a part of the NCASSR project. The study will evaluate the scalability of key management and resource administration capabilities of PKI and CKM technologies against Department of Defense (DoD) requirements and scenarios.

The results of the work will guide enhancements to existing tools and standards. They will also enable the establishment of common methodologies for managing protecting, and sharing information in collaborative environments.
 
Project Leads
Jim Basney, NCSA
Rafael Bonilla, NCSA
Himanshu, Khurana, NCSA
Adam Slagell, NCSA

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The National Center for Advanced Secure Systems Research NCASSR) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is a multi-institutional cybersecurity research team. NCASSR focuses basic and applied research necessary to develop next generation information security technologies that address national cybersecurity needs. NCASSR is led by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and supported by funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR).


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