What is High Assurance Type 1 Encryption?
NSA High Assurance Type 1 encryption is the U.S. government’s highest standard for protecting classified national security information. High Assurance Type 1 devices are designed, evaluated, and certified to secure data against the most advanced cyber, EW, and exploitation threats, including those posed by near peer adversaries.
High Assurance Type 1 is used when compromise is unacceptable: strategic command systems, ISR platforms, unmanned systems, and any mission where the loss of data could jeopardize national security.
Why High Assurance Type 1 Matters in Today’s Battlespace
Defense programs now operate in a digital environment where every byte is a target. Platforms are more connected, more autonomous, and more exposed to cyber intrusion, jamming, spoofing, and supply chain compromise.
High Assurance Type 1 encryption ensures that even if a platform is captured, intercepted, or attacked, its data remains protected.
Curtiss-Wright’s High Assurance Type 1 Advantage
Rugged Systems That Secure the Nation's Most Sensitive Data - Under Any Conditions.
Mission Protection Without Tradeoffs
NSA-Approved High Assurance Protection
- Certified High Assurance Type 1 encryption for the highest levels of classified data
- Protects data-at-rest, data-in-motion, and data-in-use
- Designed for tactical, airborne, naval, and ground platforms
Rugged, Mission Ready Hardware
- SWaP-optimized systems for unmanned, attritable, and space-constrained platforms
- Environmental resilience for shock, vibration, temperature, and EMI
- Secure removable memory options for rapid on/off boarding
Integrated Zeroize & Sanitization
- Hardware based zeroization
- Rapid sanitization workflows
- Mission continuity features that preserve operational tempo
Seamless Integration with TrustedCOTS
High Assurance Type 1 encryption pairs with Curtiss-Wright’s TrustedCOTS compute modules to secure algorithms, AI/ML workloads, and mission software at the hardware root.
Accelerated Accreditation
Because High Assurance Type 1 is already NSA approved, programs avoid lengthy custom certification cycles and reduce deployment risk.
Use Cases
Secure high-volume data-at-rest on airborne and unmanned systems.
Protect algorithms and mission software executing at the tactical edge.
Encrypt data in motion across radios, SATCOM, and distributed sensors.
Ensure sensitive data remains protected even if a platform is lost.
The Curtiss-Wright Security Advantage
Curtiss-Wright provides a unified security architecture that spans processing, networking, storage, communications, and supply chain assurance. This ecosystem integrates:
End to end protection across processing, networking, storage, and communications.
Strategy to deliver secure, data-at-rest solutions that leverage commercial technologies and products.
Our TrustedCOTS products provide confidence in the security and un-compromised protections.
Curtiss-Wright goes the extra mile to protect supply chain and manufacturing processes.