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DoD Software Protection Initiative - HPEC 23 Sep 2003

The DoD Software Protection Initiative aims to prevent the unauthorized distribution and exploitation of critical application software for national security. It complements existing network security efforts with an application-centric approach. This initiative is vital in maintaining operational superiority and defending against theft of critical technologies.

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DoD Software Protection Initiative - HPEC 23 Sep 2003

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  1. DoD Software Protection Initiative-HPEC23 Sep 2003 Jeff Hughes AT-SPI Technology Office AFRL/SN 2241 Avionics Circle WPAFB, OH 45433-7320 (937) 477-3089 AT-SPI_outreach@wpafb.af.mil

  2. Direction Dec 13, 2001: USD(AT&L) memo formally kick-starts the DoD Software Protection Initiative Mission Prevent the unauthorized distribution and exploitation of application software critical to national security Vision Establish the Software Protection Initiative as an integral layer of the defense-in-depth concept for information assurance Complement existing information assurance efforts in network security and operating systems access controls with an application-centric approach to protecting critical DoD intellectual property Software Protection Initiative Science & Engineering/ Modeling & Simulation Software Mission Support Software running on COTS Enterprise Software

  3. What’s at Stake? • Comprehensive collection efforts are underway to steal critical technologies • Application software is a high-value target • The examples below illustrate the difficulties in protecting critical technology • Use of SPI technology will allow us to : • Maintain operational superiority • Ensure our ability to dominate the battlespace • Provide defense-in-depth for U.S. forces USAF F-111 (1964) Russian Su-24 (1964) USAF AWACS (1977) Russian A-50 (1980) NASA Space Russian Space Shuttle (1981) Shuttle (1983) ? AF B-1 (1984) Russian Tu-160 (1987) NASA/USAF X-29 (1989) Russian Su-37 Berkut (1997) USAF F/A-22 (200?) Stealth Fighter (200?) (Sources: Michael Schwartz, The role of espionage in the Soviet atomic bomb project; AFOSI Detachment 709 open source analysis) 3

  4. Software Protection Initiative Protection Technologies • Current commercial practices focus on revenue protection and have minimal shelf life • Military grade protection must provide robust protection, reliability, and scalability • Current, most robust protection measures involve hardware and software • Hardware is embedded with trust which forms the foundation of the protection technology • Software application talks to the hardware to ensure protected execution PCI Card USB Device Network Device

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