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2) The CDC will be designed and commercially released with FIPS 140-2 Level 2 validation.
The Hallmark team successfully completed the commercial release of the FIPS validated
cryptographic technology.
3) The interface to other products for interoperability will be identified. The Hallmark team has
the SSCP specification effort to integrate with IEEE underway and Siemens had proof of
concept where their products were talking to SEL products proving interoperability.
4) The CDC will be integrated into a stand-lone product built for bump in the wire application to
secure existing serial links and offer operational tools like a PC driver and central management
software commercially available. The Hallmark team successfully released all products and
software solutions making serial cryptographic solution complete
5) The product will be OEM, laboratory, and field tested with successful results. The Hallmark
team had the pleasure of completing all tasks and deliverables which resulted in commercial
release of the technology and most importantly commercial deployment of the technology on
our nation's power systems.
In the first phase the Hallmark team developed the OEM Cryptographic Daughter Card (CDC)
Solution and the Integration of the CDC into a Link Module.
Transfer of Knowledge Between PNNL and SEL was overwhelming successful. The
geographically closeness offered the team many face to face meetings. This resulted in the
SSCP specification being refined and optimized for an economical commercial solution. The
team kept this close working relationship through the entire project with test development and
execution as well as onsite lab testing and results review.
FIPS Validation was achieved shortly after release.
SEL and PNNL staff worked to identify, design and test to level 2. The various functions
required for the FIPS validation include:
FIPS Security Requirements Section FIPSL velurity
Cryptographic Specification 2
Ports and Interfaces 2
Roles, Services, and Authentication 2
Finite State Model 2
Physical Security 2
Cryptographic Key Management 2
EMI/EMC 2
Self-Tests 2
Design Assurance 2
The Hallmark team performed the documentation and testing requirements to submit and
achieve FIPS 140-2 level 2 validation on the CDC running the SSCP serial crypto protocol. This
provides the industry security assurance and confidence to use this technology.
Identify Additional Components Still to be Developed
The Hallmark team successfully developed the CDC and now CenterPoint lead the design of
what needed to be done to provide the means to deploy this technology on the existing serial-3-
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Smith, Rhett; Campbell, Jack & Hadley, Mark. Secure Control Systems for the Energy Sector, report, March 31, 2012; United States. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc842407/m1/3/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.