PASID—Plug-and-Play Adapter for Stateful Inspection Devices

The US Army has identified a need for a solution to correct problems that arise during the use of stateful inspection devices in asymmetrically routed networks. These stateful inspection devices, such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems, monitor communications sessions in order to provide network security and identify malicious user intent.

Leveraging its extensive experience in networking technology, ATC is developing an innovative Plug-and-play Adaptor for Stateful Inspection Devices (PASID). This adaptor will plug into existing networks and provide a means for communicating relevant stateful data to multiple stateful inspection devices. In doing so, the devices will have the information that is needed to function properly, a functional prototype of PASID that will be demonstrated in a realistic environment.

The main benefit delivered by PASID is that currently installed stateful inspection devices will function properly in an asymmetrically routed network without modifying the overall architecture of the network and without significantly modifying the devices. This will allow the stateful inspection devices to correctly perform their duties of maintaining network security.