Appendix 05 - 33 - Encryption Info 3 KMF

ASTRO™ Secure Solutions
brings you . . .
KMF Extensions
K e y
M a n a g e m e n t
Secure wireless
communications
made simple.
F a c i l i t y
The way it is . . . .
One of your people lost a
radio. You know what that
means: The security of your
T
he way it can be . . . .
One of your people lost a radio. No sweat. A few clicks of
entire fleet is compromised.
the mouse and you deactivate the lost radio. A few more
Now you have to manually
clicks and a new encryption key is downloaded over the air
into virtually every single radio in your system. The few radios
change the encryption key of
that can’t be reached will get the new encryption key as soon
every single one of those radios
with a key loader — one radio at
a time. That may take weeks.
as they register — because KMF Extensions automatically
keeps trying to reach them. Your organization is back to
secure wireless communications — with virtually no lost time.
All because of KMF Extensions.
Maybe longer. And until that
time-consuming, expensive job
is done, the realities of wireless
communications have split your
agency in two: those with radios
that have been encoded with the
new encryption key — and those
still waiting for that new key.
Until that tedious job is done, the
two groups cannot communicate
with each other securely — and
the on-air security of the latter
group may still be compromised.
How do you ensure that your
communications are secure?
You can’t.
KMF Extensions: the next logical
KMF Extensions: easy answer to
step
hard questions.
Communications — particularly digital two-way radio
Ask yourself:
communications — is another powerful Motorola weapon
• How many radios in your system?
in your defense of public safety. Our ASTRO narrow-
• How many encryption keys?
band digital two-way radio offering gave you all the
• How often do you rekey them?
traditional advantages of voice communication. Then
• What is the cost — in terms of time and manpower —
ASTRO integrated voice and data seamlessly linked your
field people with the databases that support them.
With the introduction of ASTRO OTAR, Motorola made
that weapon even more powerful. ASTRO OTAR —
over-the-air rekeying — is Motorola’s pioneering Project 25
encryption key management system that gives you total
of each rekeying?
• How do you make sure you deliver the right keys into
each radio?
• How do you make sure your distribution of keys is
secure?
• How do you verify that the key deliveries are successful?
KMF’s mission is
control of your secure digital twosimple: to make
The first three questions are easy. The rest are much
way radio communications.
tougher. But now Motorola has an easy answer: KMF
ASTRO OTAR is a set of standard
Extensions — the next generation of encryption key
protocol mechanisms that solves the
management. The management tool that delivers
logistical half of your wireless security
the system-level digital two-way radio security you
equation by providing the ability to
always wanted.
security management
easy with simplified key
change encryption keys over the air.
Now, KMF Extensions allows you
management concepts,
to solve the other half of your digital
two-way radio security equation.
How? By combining ASTRO OTAR
H
ow KMF Extensions provides
value for you.
advanced rekeying
capabilities and a robust
feature set.
with unprecedented simplicity in
Most military organizations and public safety
system-level planning, implemen-
agencies consist of multiple operational groups
tation and execution of wireless
needing to talk securely to each other. Motorola’s
voice and data security.
digital subscriber radios support up to 16 encryption
keys to facilitate secure inter-group communications.
To make that happen, you have three factors to
consider:
“How can I enhance security?”
By taking a proactive approach to managing that security.
KMF Extensions gives you an unprecedented level of overthe-air control, allowing you to securely change encryption
• The setup. Configuring your radios to your
keys frequently. Additionally, lost or stolen radios can be
organizational structure.
remotely inhibited preventing inappropriate access.
• Delivery. Getting the right encryption keys
“How can KMF Extensions assist me in controlling my
into the right radio. This is difficult to do
secure communications?”
manually. Speed is critical — and there is
KMF Extensions brings a new concept to managing
always the issue of making sure you didn’t miss
secure radio communications within your organization
a radio.
called Common Key Reference (CKR). This concept
• Security. Making sure that all radios remain secure.
It can be a tough job. KMF Extensions offers a
subdivides your organization into groups of users that
need to talk securely among themselves. Each group
simple way to deliver sophisticated benefits to
is assigned a CKR to help manage the links between
easily manage the security of your operation. Take
groups of users. This management tool allows the
a look at the security management challenges
operator to visually track which members are in each
you face:
group and which encryption keys have been assigned.
KMF Extensions ensures that CKR names, numbers
“How can I improve productivity?”
KMF Extensions can improve productivity
and assignments are consistent across your entire
system.
dramatically. First, KMF Extensions can
reduce key management resources by switching
“How can I manage key distribution within my
from pencil and paper management to an intuitive
organization?”
Windows -based software application. Second,
®
KMF Extensions is a robust solution that simplifies the
KMF Extensions reduces the manpower and time
management of your system by providing the following
in the field required to manually re-key
services:
user radios.
Unit update. KMF Extensions allows the system
operator to select and update
will intelligently try again later — and
individual units with the appropriate
keep trying — until it reaches that radio.
encryption key(s).
CKR update. With KMF Extensions
M
— and a few mouse clicks — the
obility management.
system operator can select and
To avoid tying up your system by
update a group of radios with the
broadcasting over your entire cover-
same common key reference (CKR).
age area to reach one radio, the
Proper mapping. The system
integrated voice and data system
operator can manage and view
all the mappings between keys,
will intelligently route outbound
The OTAR menu item provides OTAR opera-
CKRs and radio users within your
organization.
tions available for the selected units, and the
messages to appropriate system
mechanism to turn Retry Opportunities on/off.
Secure Delivery. There are three layers of protection
channels and sites.
W
hat about industry standards?
to ensure secure delivery. Multiple level message
As public safety agencies and military organizations
encryption provides confidentiality. Synchronized
migrate to digital narrowband solutions with industry
message numbering inhibits message re-play. And
standards, it’s only natural that each link in the secure
Message Authentication Code verifies the integrity of
communications chain — ASTRO, OTAR and now KMF
each key management message.
Extensions — is APCO Project 25-compliant. Just one
Confirmed service. KMF Extensions gives you two
ways to confirm that your users are ready to communi-
more example of Motorola’s commitment to supporting
user-driven Project 25 standards.
cate securely:
• Currency. As units positively acknowledge receipt of
the new key material, KMF Extensions updates each
unit’s record to “Current,” allowing the operator to
rapidly assess the status of the system.
• Retry Opportunity. If a specific radio doesn’t respond
because it’s turned off or out of range, KMF Extensions
KMF Extensions: your key to secure
two-way radio communications.
KMF Extensions is a user-friendly management tool for
planning, organizing and maintaining encryption keys for
your entire wireless system. A system-level solution that
facilitates secure communication.
Why Motorola?
Because the name “Motorola” has become synonymous with wireless communications.
KMF Extensions does more than help you improve your agency’s productivity by allowing you to save time
and labor in encrypting your radios. KMF Extension’s leading-edge technology also embodies the simplicity
and control you want in a wireless system. Your job is to ensure the peace of mind of the public you protect.
Our job is to ensure your peace of mind.
KMF Extensions
Key Management Facility.
Secure wireless communications made simple.
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