Operational Unit
Secure Network Architecture & Field-Cryptography Engineering Unit
Engineering & Applied Science
Unit Mandate
Mission & Operational Scope
Designs and deploys secure communications architectures and field cryptography systems for Foundation operations, ensuring confidential and authenticated communications in contested, denied, and degraded environments.
Doctrine
NIST Cryptographic Standards · NSA Commercial National Security Algorithm Suite Guidelines
Core Capabilities
Operational Capabilities
Zero-trust network architecture design and implementation
End-to-end encryption system development for field communications
Public key infrastructure (PKI) design and certificate management
Post-quantum cryptography algorithm evaluation and integration
Secure hardware enclave development for key storage
Communications security (COMSEC) protocol development and training
Division IV
Engineering & Applied Science