Tactical Services Provider: Best practices & lessons learned for securing the mobile wireless extension

Leveraging the Defense Information Systems Agency´s (DISA) experience on the Tactical Services Provider (TSP) Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD), this paper analyzes the security weaknesses and vulnerabilities of mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) in the TSP architecture and explains DISA´s approach to deploying an integrated, multi-layer Information Assurance (IA) solution. Specifically, this paper addresses the protection of user traffic, security of network access and authentication. In addition, this paper provides an analysis of existing IA policy and requirements as they apply to TSP and identifies DISA´s approach to meeting these requirements.