Rugged COTS Network Attached Storage Solution Receives Common Criteria Certification from NIAP
DTS1+ data-at-rest storage solution with two layers of full disk encryption in a single device receives Common Criteria certification and is listed on the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) Product Compliant List
Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions Division has successfully achieved Common Criteria (ISO-15408) certification from the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) for its DTS1+ single-slot network attached storage (NAS) device’s hardware and software encryption layers. The DTS1+, Curtiss-Wright’s second-generation commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) data-at-rest (DAR) storage solution, supports two layers of full disk encryption (FDE) in a single device. The new certification enables the DTS1+ to be included on the NIAP Product Compliant List. Following this certification, Curtiss-Wright expects the DTS1+ to be approved in the near future for placement on the National Security Agency (NSA) Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) Components List.
CSfC, an NSA-approved approach for protecting classified National Security Systems (NSS) information in aerospace and defense applications, uses cost-effective commercial encryption technologies in a two-layered solution. The original DTS1 NAS device was the first Common Criteria-certified, and the NSA CSfC Component Listed NAS solution had two certified encryption layers in a single device. This approach delivers a complete, ready-to-use solution that results in less program risk, less implementation time, and lower Cost. The rugged, compact DTS1+ is designed to store and protect large amounts of data on a wide range of deployed aerospace and defense platforms, including manned and unmanned vehicles, helicopters, fighters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV), unmanned ground vehicles (UGV), and intelligence surveillance reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft that require the protection of sensitive DAR in accordance with international standards.
“We are very happy to have achieved the milestone of Common Criteria certification from NIAP for our second generation DTS1+ NAS device,” said Brian Perry, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions Division. “The DTS1+ takes NAS performance further, with faster Ethernet data transfer rates and enhanced hardware encryption.”
With nearly double the Ethernet data rates (190MB/s write and 220MB/s read) of its predecessor, the DTS1+ integrates the latest generation hardware encryption device, which supports FIPS 140-2 Level encryption via 128-bit AES-XTS. The single-slot DTS1+ also supports the same external cables and removable memory cartridges (RMC) used with the DTS1 for storage of up to 8 TB per RMC.