Secure authenticated video equipment
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
In the verification technology arena, there is a pressing need for surveillance and monitoring equipment that produces authentic, verifiable records of observed activities. Such a record provides the inspecting party with confidence that observed activities occurred as recorded, without undetected tampering or spoofing having taken place. The secure authenticated video equipment (SAVE) system provides an authenticated series of video images of an observed activity. Being self-contained and portable, it can be installed as a stand-alone surveillance system or used in conjunction with existing monitoring equipment in a non-invasive manner. Security is provided by a tamper-proof camera enclosure containing a private, electronic authentication key. Video data is transferred across a communication link consisting of a coaxial cable, fiber-optic link or other similar media. A video review station, located remotely from the camera, receives, validates, displays and stores the incoming data. Video data is validated within the review station using a public key, a copy of which is held by authorized parties. This scheme allows the holder of the public key to verify the authenticity of the recorded video data but precludes undetectable modification of the data generated by the tamper-protected private authentication key.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratory
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 61448
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-930749--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
CERTIFICATION
CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
DECOMPOSITION
DESIGN
ENTRY CONTROL SYSTEMS
INSPECTION
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
NUCLEAR MATERIALS DIVERSION
NUCLEAR WEAPONS DISMANTLEMENT
OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
REMOTE VIEWING EQUIPMENT
SAFEGUARDS
SECURITY
USES
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