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Defense Platform and System Manufacturers

Cigent helps defense platform and system manufacturers design classified-capable data at rest protection into systems from the start, with CSfC-listed components for both layers of a DAR architecture: secure storage with Pre-Boot Authentication as the outer layer and independent software full drive encryption as the inner. Protection that is designed in ships on schedule; protection that is retrofitted ships with risk.

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Design Protection Into the Platform

DAR Protection Is A Requirement, Not An Add-On

Modern defense platforms are data-rich systems. Mission computers, embedded compute, autonomous systems, payloads, operator devices, and supporting equipment can retain sensitive information long after it is created or used.

Protecting that data affects more than the storage device. Encryption, Authentication, operating-system support, DAR protection management, data sanitization, performance, storage capacity, environmental requirements, and assurance objectives all influence the final architecture. Addressing those requirements early gives manufacturers greater control over integration and reduces the risk of disruptive changes later in the program.

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DAR PROTECTION STARTS
WITH THE DESIGN

Integrate protection early to reduce retrofit risk and keep platform requirements aligned.
DESIGN EARLY
Align encryption, authentication, management, and sanitization.
FIT THE SYSTEM
Match protection to each platform and subsystem.
REDUCE REWORK
Avoid late hardware, software, and qualification changes.
Bottom line: Build data-at-rest protection into the design, not after delivery.
Design DAR Protection From the Start

Align encryption, authentication, management, and sanitization with platform requirements while the architecture can still be shaped.

Fit Diverse System Architectures

Match secure storage and software protection to embedded, rugged, vehicle, server, and edge systems with different size, performance, environmental, and operating requirements.

Reduce Program and Retrofit Risk

Reduce late hardware changes, software rework, additional qualification cycles, supply-chain disruption, and differences across delivered configurations.

Sustain Protection After Fielding

Support administration, upgrades, policy updates, and sanitization throughout the platform lifecycle.

Match Protection to the Architecture

Different Systems. Different Assurance Requirements. One DAR Strategy.

Compact mission computers and edge compute platforms often have strict space, power, performance, and environmental constraints. Their DAR architecture must also align with the platform’s processor, boot, and operating-system design.

Cigent provides secure storage in compact M.2 and BGA form factors for integration into supported compute platforms. Authentication and software protection are then layered and onto the platform architecture and mission requirements.

One DAR Partner Across the Architecture

Align Diverse Systems Under a Common DAR Strategy

A single program may include embedded storage, vehicle computers, rugged operator devices, servers, control stations, and already-fielded support systems. The right implementation may differ by subsystem, but protection should be governed by a common DAR protection strategy.

Cigent brings secure storage, Pre-Boot Authentication, Software Full Drive Encryption, centralized administration, and data sanitization together across a broad hardware and software portfolio. Manufacturers can match protection to each subsystem while working toward consistent security and lifecycle controls across delivered configurations.

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Support CSfC DAR Requirements

Build High-Assurance Protection Into the Design

When a platform will store classified data or support National Security Systems, DAR requirements can influence the architecture before the system is fielded. Cigent provides CSfC-listed components that can support both independent layers of a CSfC DAR architecture.

Integrating those requirements early gives manufacturers more opportunity to design secure storage, authentication, software encryption, configuration, and lifecycle controls into the platform rather than introducing them after delivery.

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Support the Full Program Lifecycle

Sustain DAR Protection Beyond Platform Delivery

Once systems are fielded, configurations change. Storage devices are replaced, software is updated, systems are recovered or repaired, platforms are redeployed, and data eventually needs to be removed before transfer or retirement.

Cigent supports those transitions with a centralized administration console, deployment and update workflows, and device-level sanitization capabilities designed for sustainment and lifecycle operations.

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Design It In From the Start

Bring Cigent in while the architecture can still change. Talk through form factors, layers, and CSfC alignment with the team that builds them.

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