COT’S

Elma’s New Chassis Manager Ensures Proper Board and Chassis Operation in Systems Aligned to SOSA

SElma Electronic offers a VPX Chassis Manager that aligns with The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture™ (SOSA) Technical Standard 1.0 and supports the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) standardization initiative from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

The new VITA 46.11 Tier 3 chassis manager is a standalone unit or can be mounted on a carrier card. 3U and 6U conduction-cooled plug-in and aircooled 3U versions are also available. The card offers firewall support, SOSA out-of-band command support, and 16 digital inputs and 16 configurable digital outputs that provide a high degree of system management function.

Ideal for use in a wide range of embedded computing applications through the military and defense industries, the new chassis manager helps ensure overall system health and proper operation. This includes maintaining a components and sensor inventory and receiving reports and notices

NSA Adds DIGISTOR® FIPS 140-2 L2 SSDs to the Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) Component List as a Hardware Full

DIGISTOR announced that the National Security Administration (NSA) added its FIPS 140-2 L2 SSDs to the Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) list. These DIGISTOR drives are the only commercial SSDs to achieve this listing, and the company’s Citadel™ K Series is now the simplest and most affordable way to produce CSfC-level secure data at rest (DAR) solutions for top-secret programs.

“The leak of highly classified Pentagon documents in recent weeks underscores the the vital importance of securing sensitive data. For the first time, companies working on secret government programs that require CSfC to have a reliable and affordable solution to secure data at rest for programs requiring the highest levels of security,” said Randal Barber, CEO of parent company CDSG. “As the foundation of our Citadel pre-boot authentication solutions, these drives provide critical infrastructure organizations, industry, and military and government agencies access to from installed intelligent field replaceable units (FRU). The SOSA-aligned chassis manager can also adjust the fan speed for over/under temperature conditions and report or shut down the system due to over or under voltage and current conditions.

Mark Littlefield, director of systems products for Elma Electronic Inc., commented, “With a chassis manager aligned to SOSA, we’re able to give system engineers a tool that monitors overall health and also identifies anomalies and takes corrective action in systems developed to meet today’s interoperability initiatives as put forth by the DoD.”

Additional features include power management and cooling control, event sensor logging, electronic keying, and card hot-swap monitoring. A redundant IPMB ensures maximum system uptime. The chassis manager operates over an extended temperature range of -40°C to +85°C. the most advanced, highly secure SSDs available with both the critical CSfC and NIAP listings.”

A web-based graphical user interface (GUI) monitors up to 12 fans, eight analog inputs, and six external thermistors. All data is presented in a clear, concise graphical representation with complete sensor information available with the click of a mouse. Parameters that can be monitored include health, voltage, fan RPM, power, temperature, device I.D., serial and port numbers, and software versions.

With the CSfC listing, customers can trust that the solutions they develop to secur e DAR in laptops, desktops, and other devices, meet the highest security requirements for sensitive and classified data. By using DIGISTOR Citadel solutions, organizations can complete and deliver CSfC secure DAR projects more quickly and to more customers.

CSfC is an NSA strategy to provide cybersecurity solutions using commercially available industry solutions. DIGISTOR is listed in the Hardware Full Disk Encryption section on the CSfC Component List with the Common Criteria/NIAP validation report number CCEVS-VRVID11297-2023.

This news follows the company’s announcement that its COTS-level priced FIPS 140-2 L2 certified self-encrypting drives achieved Common Criteria certification on the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) Product Compliant List (PCL).