STK in a Multi-Level Security Environment

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STK in a Multi-Level Security Environment

• Nicholas Gavin
• Accenture

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Overview

• Objectives
• System Architecture
• Accenture Multiple Level Access Solution
• STK AMLAS Client
• Questions
• Contact Information

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Objectives

• Real-time and near-real-time data visualization
• Manage data feeds with different clearance levels
• Automated data scrubbers to pass data to low-side
• MLS Analysis in STK
• Create central MLS database for all analysis data
• Perform STK analysis at lowest possible clearance
  level throughout project lifecycle
• Minimize time required on high-level security
  assets
• Minimize personnel clearance requirements

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Architecture
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AMLAS Overview

• Allow applications to access data at multiple
  classification levels
• Applications need not be multilevel aware
• Application developers can focus on intended
  functionality without having to become experts in
  cross domain computing
• Multiple data sources appear as a single
  multilevel database
• No data stored within AMLAS itself, data
  providers retain control
• Integrate legacy systems to provide cross domain
  data
• SOAP wrapper provides web-service wrapper for
  existing applications
• Immediate integration into SOA
• Plug-in based architecture can use legacy
  applications as data sources to provide standard
  SQL and/or Web Services access
• Cross domain certification can be limited to
  AMLAS and plug-ins
• Legacy single level systems can continue to
  operate on isolated single level networks
• Drastically simplifies certification and
  accreditation

Multi-Level Security Capability Achieved Using
Legacy Systems
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AMLAS Capabilities

• Reach up to higher level data sources to retrieve
  data at, and below, current request level
• Reach down to lower level data sources to include
  results into high level requests
• Combine multiple data sources at disparate
  security levels into a single data set
• JDBC Recordset and/or IC ISM compliant XML return
  types
• Programs
• TENCAP Radiant Alloy
• CEST/CREST/AMLST
• Strong Angel

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STK AMLAS Client

• Seamless integration with STK
• All functions accessible from STK Plug-in GUI
• AMLAS client
• Format AMLAS data requests
• Save data to database
• XML Import and Export
• IC-ISM compliant XML for classification and
  control
• Geography Markup Language (GML) specification
• Sensor Markup Language (SensorML) specification
• Conversion to STK Objects
• Lightweight object capability for visualization
  of a large number of objects at one time
• Heavyweight objects for analysis

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• Questions?

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Contact Information

• Nicholas Gavin
• Accenture
• 619-574-2335
• nicholas.e.gavin_at_accenture.com