- PARANOID ensures software security by using blockchain to validate files across nodes.
- The U.S Navy is opening up the PARANOID system to private sector organizations.
In order to further its proprietary “PARANOID” blockchain technology, the US Navy is looking for commercial sector partners to form a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA).
A blockchain-based system called PARANOID (Powerful Authentication Regime Applicable to Naval Operational Flight Program Integrated Development) provides software security throughout development and deployment by protecting it from cyberattacks.
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The Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) of the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWCAD) in Lakehurst, New Jersey, first created PARANOID to protect U.S. Navy avionics software, but they quickly recognized it could be used for any software development project that needed security.
PARANOID ensures software security by using blockchain to validate files across nodes at each stage of development. An immutable record of all developer actions is maintained on the PARANOID blockchain. Any attempt by malicious actors to alter, replace, or delete code or files while software is being developed would be detected by the PARANOID system’s blockchain-based immutable database and would fail verification.
Moreover, a blog post from TechLink, the “technology transfer partner” of the U.S. Department of Defense, states that the U.S. Navy is opening up the PARANOID system to private sector organizations who are interested in contributing to its continued study and development.
The United States Navy may have just launched its first original blockchain product, but this is actually not their first venture into blockchain technology. A data exchange established at Notre Dame that uses blockchain technology to safeguard supply lines, SIMBA Chain has previously secured partnerships with both the United States Air Force and the United States Navy.
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