[SatNews] ViaSat Inc. (Nasdaq:VSAT) has obtained High Assurance IP Encryption Interface Specification (HAIPE® IS) Version 3.1 certification from the National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) for an inline network encryptor, the AltaSec(r) KG-250.

HAIPE® is used to provide secure communications to many DoD networks. The HAIPE® 3.1 KG-250 continues ViaSat product migration toward mobility and interoperability, ease of use for the warfighter, and the ability to share information securely among warfighters and the Global Information Grid (GIG) in a dynamic environment. One of the key features of HAIPE® V3.1 is that it adds remote rekeying and the ability to function behind commercial firewalls to the KG-250 feature set. The remote rekeying feature, called HAIPE® to HAIPE® keying (H2HK), enables network operators to rekey an entire subnet from one HAIPE® device, including devices stowed in vehicles and Unmanned Air Systems (UAS), without the need to travel forward into conflict areas. In addition to HAIPE® V3.1 improvements, the new KG-250 also introduces Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing into AltaSec encryption products. Embedded OSPF routing reduces network overhead, and gives the products the ability to adapt to constantly changing networks, keeping users connected while giving them more mobility and flexibility.