US Military Seeks Its Own Secure Blockchain Messaging System
Secured messaging has become crucially important. Blackberry used to be known for it, but the user needed their hardware. WhatsApp is more functional, but still requires a centralized, fallible infrastructure. Enter blockchain and DARPA… If you were to look up Topic # SB162-004 SBIR/ STTR Web Portal (I do not know why you ever would…) you find an interesting description of a secure messaging platform that DARPA hopes to create. DARPA’s objective is to: Create a secure messaging and transaction platform that separates the message creation, from the transfer (transport) and reception of the....
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A major US defense agency devoted to advanced R&D is seeking to create a secure, blockchain-based messaging system. Disclosure of the still-theoretical system, comes courtesy of a notice posted to the website of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DAPRA), an office in the US Department of Defense (DoD) that has long played a role in promoting emerging technologies. Among the more famous DARPA projects as ARPANET, a predecessor of today’s Internet. According to the notice, DARPA is seeking pitches for a "secure messaging system" that would use a "decentralized....
Both the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and NATO have put out requests for military-related apps built on blockchain technology, Quartz reports. DARPA wants to leverage blockchain technology to create a secure messaging service. The request for proposals, titled “Secure Messaging Platform” and listed under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, targets a messaging platform able to transfer messages via a secure decentralized protocol that will be secured across multiple channels, including, but not limited to:....
DARPA calls for proposals to develop blockchain based messaging application for military use. Communications plays a vital part in the military. The use of blockchain technology in military communications makes perfect sense, as security plays a crucial role in it. Having realized this, DARPA – Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has called for proposals from technology companies and contractors to develop such an application for the United States military. This is not the first time the US Department of Defense has commissioned work on advanced information technology projects. It is....
Blockchain technology has proven to make Bitcoin a legitimate global payment option for millions of people worldwide. The banking establishment is falling all over themselves to create their own Blockchains to cut costs and become more efficient. Now, the U.S. Military and NATO are investing in the potential future use of Bitcoin’s cutting-edge technology as well, for everything from sending more secure messages to protecting nuclear weapons. The U.S. Military is just as interested as the banking establishment. It turns out that the U.S. military has been investigating Blockchain....
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) released its Secure Messaging Scorecard for secure private messaging, evaluating dozens of messaging technologies on a range of security best practices. EFF Technology Projects Director Peter Eckersley said: "The revelations from Edward Snowden confirm that governments are spying on our digital lives, devouring all communications that aren't protected by encryption. Many new tools claim to protect you, but don't include critical features like end-to-end encryption or secure deletion. This scorecard gives you the facts you need to choose the right....