wraggster
March 2nd, 2012, 00:16
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The NSA (http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/22/nsa-wants-896-5-million-to-build-new-supercomputing-complex/) decided it wanted to have its own go at producing a secure Android (http://www.engadget.com/tag/android/) smartphone that could encrypt communications (http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/obama-says-presidential-blackberry-ownership-is-no-fun-should/) to levels necessary for national security. Project "Fishbowl" constructed 100 handsets from off-the-shelf components that were secure enough that staffers could use them without speaking in code. All conversations are conducted across an IPsec VPN with a secure, real-time transport protocol for encrypting the voice at both ends, with the VoIP (http://www.engadget.com/tag/VOIP/)server being housed inside an NSA facility. It's part of a program to get handset makers to build this kit so the Information Assurance Directorate doesn't have to navigate the interoperability hurdles between each company's tech. The agency has launched a how-to for any manufacturer looking for a large Government contract to produce Fishbowl phones on a larger scale, although they'll probably have to change the name to something more threatening like MK-Ultraphone or the Phoneadelphia Experiment.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/nsa-builds-own-model-of-android-phone-wants-you-to-do-the-same/
The NSA (http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/22/nsa-wants-896-5-million-to-build-new-supercomputing-complex/) decided it wanted to have its own go at producing a secure Android (http://www.engadget.com/tag/android/) smartphone that could encrypt communications (http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/obama-says-presidential-blackberry-ownership-is-no-fun-should/) to levels necessary for national security. Project "Fishbowl" constructed 100 handsets from off-the-shelf components that were secure enough that staffers could use them without speaking in code. All conversations are conducted across an IPsec VPN with a secure, real-time transport protocol for encrypting the voice at both ends, with the VoIP (http://www.engadget.com/tag/VOIP/)server being housed inside an NSA facility. It's part of a program to get handset makers to build this kit so the Information Assurance Directorate doesn't have to navigate the interoperability hurdles between each company's tech. The agency has launched a how-to for any manufacturer looking for a large Government contract to produce Fishbowl phones on a larger scale, although they'll probably have to change the name to something more threatening like MK-Ultraphone or the Phoneadelphia Experiment.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/01/nsa-builds-own-model-of-android-phone-wants-you-to-do-the-same/