To meet the Air Force's need for cyber defense and hardening of tactical IP networks, we propose developing Cyber Hardening and Agility Technologies for Tactical IP Networks (CHATTIN). CHATTIN will harden existing tactical networks by injecting an authentication mechanism, automatically detect and block attacks and reconnaissance attempts, and provide agile isolation of adversarial nodes. CHATTIN is designed to directly integrate to existing tactical IP networks, with direct deployability and minimal costs in performance.
Benefits: CHATTIN will defend tactial IP networks against cyber attacks, eliminating the need to fight, and ensure that the networks provides continuous operation, as required for mission success. CHATTIN will defend both Air Force and civilian/FAA networks.
Keywords: tactical network, cyber, hardening, agility, authentication, performance, packet
