Self-encrypting solid-state drives (SSDs) for military trusted computing introduced by Mercury

ANDOVER, Mass. – Mercury Systems Inc. in Andover, Mass., are announcing customer engagements for the company's ASURRE-Stor portfolio of self-encryptingsolid-state drives (SSDs) for aerospace and defense trusted computing applications.

This drive features as much as 512 gigabytes of user-accessible storage capacity in a rugged 2.5-inch 7-millimeter form factor optimized for laptop computers and workstations that store sensitive data.

This device was designed to the specifications of the Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) program, Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 standards and the Common Criteria Full Disk Encryption FDE-EE and FDE-AA collaborative Protection Profiles (cPP).

Mercury officials say they expect to receive all necessary certifications by November 2018 for the new device to be included in the CSfC component index.

Developed by the National Security Administration (NSA) and the Central Security Service (CSS), the CSfC program protects sensitive data by implementing two compliant commercial security components simultaneously in layers.

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In contrast to commercial and enterprise SSD devices, Mercury's ASURRE-Stor product line marries high-endurance NAND flash with the company's ARMOR processor designed and manufactured in its Phoenix, Ariz., Advanced Microelectronics Center.

This processor includes a suite of certified cryptographic and performance-enhancing algorithms for secure defense applications. In the event of unforeseen power loss during operation, custom power management circuitry preserves data integrity without the use of temperature-sensitive capacitor or battery technologies.

A limited number of the new ASURRE-Stor devices are available for customer orders and evaluation for the storage of unclassified data to accelerate customer design cycles.

For more information contact Mercury Systems online at www.mrcy.com. Additional details on the CSfC program are online at www.nsa.gov/resources/everyone/csfc.

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