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COVATA SELF-DEFENDING DATA
(in 10 minutes)
Vic Winkler
CTO
Covata USA, Inc
Reston, Virginia

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Can You Control Unprotected Data?
No.
Adding strong security components to an otherwise
weak system is usually NOT effective
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First, Control The Data
Adding strong security components to an otherwise
weak system is usually NOT effective
Encrypt the data and apply access controls
Access
Controls
Persisting
Control
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✔encrypted

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Self-Defending Data
• Doesn’t grant access unless you meet it’s requirements
• Doesn’t care if the computer or network are hacked
• Every access is audited
• Originator can revoke access anytime
• …Every copy behaves the same way

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So, What is ORCON?
• History: U.S. Intelligence Community
- Desired “Originator Control” in Closed-Network Information Sharing
Examples: Rescind Access; Prevent Forwarding
• Extends classic access controls
• Has elements of:
DRM, MAC, RBAC, ABAC, and
Capability-Based approaches
ORCON
Persisting
Originator Control
over Data
Data
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ORCON …
• Does it have to be “Originator” control? Not always.
The enterprise may require default controls
Other systems like DLP might “attach” additional ORCON
• It is a flexible framework for persisting controls
…But, but how does it work?

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Policy Enforcement & Caveats

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Covata ORCON is Built on Other Access
Control Models
• Again, the goal is control over your data
- ORCON extends your control
- It empowers control and sharing (X-domain and ad-hoc)
• In brief, ORCON:
- Extends traditional access controls with “persistent controls”
- These persistent controls can be “shaped” to meet your security needs
• ORCON is more lightweight than DRM | IRM | MAC
• ORCON is more flexible than DRM | IRM | MAC

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What Is It?
REST API
SO 2.1 Server
Client
Apps
Java API
Client
Apps
Java API
Client
Apps
Java API
Client
Apps
Java API
Client
Apps
Java API
Windows
Apps
C# API
Client
Apps
Java API
Client
Apps
Java API
iPhone/
iPad
Apps
Objective
C API
Client
Libraries
REST API

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…What Is?

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Ranges of Use-Cases in Cloud

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Value Proposition
• Accessible Crypto for Developers (helper libs)
• FIPS Compliant Crypto and Key Management
• All Accesses to Secured Data are ALWAYS Audited
• Persistent and Fine-Grained Originator Control
Covata provides technology that enables persisting owner control
over data for compliance with regulatory, privacy, security or data
governance requirements