Trust built into hardware for missions that can't fail.
Some systems hold secrets, belong to a nation, or keep power and water running. For them, trust can't just be a setting someone can change. We're designing Defense to build security into the hardware itself. It would be able to prove it hasn't been changed, show any tampering, and run with no internet connection at all.
A root of trust you can prove
In the most sensitive places, you can't just hope security works. You need proof. We're designing Defense around a hardware root of trust, which means trust starts in the computer chips themselves. Every machine would use math to prove exactly what it is before it joins. Any tampering would leave a lasting mark that can be found. The aim is for it to run in a nation's own cloud, on closed networks, or fully cut off from outside networks, with the same protections in every case.
- Trust that starts in the hardware and keeps proving itself
- Ready to run in a nation's own cloud, on your own servers, or fully offline
- Every part checked, from the chips up, before you use it
- Designed around the rules the government requires before it approves a system
Planned for this layer
Hardware that proves itself
Designed so every machine proves who it is, and that it hasn't been changed, before the network trusts it. A fake machine pretending to be a real one would fail.
Trust that starts in the chip
Security built into the hardware itself. Software can be swapped or tricked, so the trust starts below it.
Offline & in-country use
Meant to run offline or inside a nation's own borders. Its security wouldn't depend on the public internet.
FedRAMP / IL5 on the roadmap
FedRAMP and IL5 are U.S. government approvals for cloud systems. We're building around the rules and paperwork they require. We don't hold these approvals yet. Earning them is a goal on our roadmap.
A safe supply chain
Designed to check every part from start to finish. That way, you can prove what you set up is exactly what you meant to set up.
Proof that keeps going
Each machine is meant to prove again and again, long after setup, that it hasn't been changed.
How it's designed to work
Plan the mission
We'd start by working with the people in charge of your security. Together we'd map out secrecy levels, networks, and the approvals you need.
Set up the hardware
Trust would be set up in the hardware on each of your machines, and each one would prove it. Everything else would build on that.
Set it up on your side
Designed to run in a nation's own cloud, on closed-off systems, or fully offline. You'd set the rules for your own space.
Keep it safe over time
Ongoing proof checks and monitoring are meant to keep the system safe to trust for as long as it runs.
Made for
Defense & intelligence
Protect secret data and systems with trust that's built into the hardware and can be proven.
Government agencies
Meet the government's approval rules without slowing down your work.
Critical infrastructure
Power grids, water, and transportation systems that must keep running no matter what.
National labs & research
Protect secret research and inventions in places that need proof nothing was changed.
Curious? Start here.
Plain answers about how this layer will work. Still have a question? We're happy to talk.
That's the design goal. We're building Defense to work while fully cut off from outside networks, which is called being air-gapped. None of its protections would depend on the public internet.
Let's talk about your mission.
Defense is at an early stage. If you work on problems like these, we'd like to talk. Early conversations help shape what we build.