Cubic’s Mist™ Technology Receives Algorithm Validation From NIST
By Pritha Dey
Cubic Global Tracking Solutions, the asset visibility solutions provider of Cubic Corporation, received cryptographic algorithm validations from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the company’s mist™ technology that is utilized in Cubic’s mesh asset tags, mobile mesh gateways and fixed mesh gateways.
The Cubic mist™ AES-CCM and mist™ DRBG algorithms were recently added to the NIST algorithm validation lists. These two algorithms are the key to implementing encryption systems meeting Federal Information Processing Standards 140-2 requirements (FIPS 140-2).
Cubic’s mist™ algorithms have been implemented on Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI’s) CC2530 system-on-chip (SoC) hardware, which supports the IEEE 802.15.4 wireless standard. The cryptographic algorithms are incorporated in Cubic’s mist™ Crypto module, which implements an ultra-low power, robust, mesh radio network targeted for logistics applications. This validation means the Cubic mist™ Crypto module meets the standards and guidelines for information security.
