Idaho National Laboratory (INL), operated by the Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA) under contract with the Department of Energy (DOE), is offering the opportunity to license, develop, and commercialize new technology to ensure secure, encrypted wireless communications and financial transactions. The system, commonly called the Wireless Sentinel, also secures designated use areas — detecting unauthorized cell phones and permitting only authorized wireless devices to operate in the zone.
The security application of the Wireless Sentinel system can be configured differently for corporations, military or mobile commerce users. For systems installed for national or corporate security purposes, an organization can use the Wireless Sentinel to detect a compromised or unauthorized cell phone and alert physical security officers or surveillance systems. By using the Wireless Sentinel to discover and authenticate wireless devices approved for entry into sensitive areas, an organization can allow approved device use while simultaneously discovering and disallowing non-approved devices. The Wireless Sentinel also detects cell phone break-ins and reports suspicious changes in the phone's operating system to its network. Identification and authentication software is installed on each device.
More info: Charity Follett, 208-526-9353
