Securing Emergency State Data in a Tactical Computing Environment

Abstract

Allowing first responders to access emergency-support information for which they are normally not authorized can save lives and property. A trusted emergency management solution was developed at the Naval Postgraduate School to provide transient access to sensitive information during an emergency. This document provides a high-level design analysis for performing distributed emergency signaling for this system over a tactical IP network. We describe how the protocol supports the emergency management concept of operations. The document specifies requirements pertaining to emergency signaling and includes an analysis that describes the system response to all possible emergency state transitions. We also review various communication protocols and evaluate their merits with respect to their suitability for use on emergency networks. Detailed design analysis supports the commencement of an emergency management implementation phase.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA536497

Entities

People

  • Raymond Quah

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Channels
  • Computer Access Control
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Cryptography
  • Cybersecurity
  • Digital Communications
  • Emergency Response
  • First Responders
  • National Security
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Science
  • Operating Systems
  • Security Protocols
  • Transport Protocols

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.