[X] Plan: Impossible to Crack (In More Ways Then One)
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A World Turned Upside Down - A Military R&D Quest
- Thread starter Daemon Hunter
- Start date
- Location
- Fort Worth, TX
[X] Plan: Impossible to Crack (In More Ways Then One)
Arsene Lupin
I Am The Pillager Of Twilight
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- The Sea of Souls
[X] Plan: Impossible to Crack (In More Ways Then One)
Tabascoheath
Unkempt, Evil-eyed Charlatan, and Pseudo-Mystic
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- Your Nearest Orbital Habitat
[X] Plan: Impossible to Crack (In More Ways Then One)
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- Elsewhere
At the moment no, a full anti-nuke defense is something that'll cost hundreds of billions of dollars. Individual components of that defense can be designed however.
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- Hr
That's fair I just couldn't think of anything our company could do that you know Black Research Horizons hasn't
Anyways for my stupid idea we obviously pull a mister house and hack the nukes
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You joke, but cyberwarfare is actually a part of the anti-nuke defenses.
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- Hr
Huh that's actually pretty neat thanks.
I would imagine it would involve trying to hack the missile to change targets?
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That's one of the options, also just disabling guidance systems, delaying launches, and introducing all sorts of software noise. Generally it'll not do much on its own, but it's hoped that it'll assist with other defensive measures.
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While the site is still up, I'm closing the vote.
Well if we roll well here the Intel weenies from other nations are gonna hate us.
2033 Part 5 - Optimizations
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- Elsewhere
[X] Plan: Impossible to Crack (In More Ways Then One)
-[X] General Improvements - While it does limit our creativity, the simple fact is there are multiple efficient methods of improvement, ranging from refining encryption algorithms, to field testing various units, and more. (-1 Point)
-[X] Armor Integration - Black Research Horizons has clear limitations in their development ability, and as such have offered $40 million if we're able to simplify the physical ports needed to a direct bitstream connection. (-1 Point)
-[X] Cryptographic Algorithms - By utilizing cutting-edge algorithms along with novel techniques, we could further improve encryption to the point that dedicated facilities would be needed to decrypt transmitted signals. (-1 Point, Repeatable)
-[X] Case Design (Sturdiness) - Focusing on improvements in the case and internal support structure would possibly allow for useful improvements in the physical toughness of the design. (-1 Point)
-[X] General Improvements - While it does limit our creativity, the simple fact is there are multiple efficient methods of improvement, ranging from refining encryption algorithms, to field testing various units, and more. (-1 Point)
-[X] Armor Integration - Black Research Horizons has clear limitations in their development ability, and as such have offered $40 million if we're able to simplify the physical ports needed to a direct bitstream connection. (-1 Point)
-[X] Cryptographic Algorithms - By utilizing cutting-edge algorithms along with novel techniques, we could further improve encryption to the point that dedicated facilities would be needed to decrypt transmitted signals. (-1 Point, Repeatable)
-[X] Case Design (Sturdiness) - Focusing on improvements in the case and internal support structure would possibly allow for useful improvements in the physical toughness of the design. (-1 Point)
2033 Internal Report - Cryptographic Algorithm Optimization
With the military's focus on achieving secure communications on the infantry level, notable effort was put into the algorithms that denoted encryption and channel switching. The simplest part involved a fairly forward optimization of various algorithms using a mixture of specialized code libraries and adjustments to various internal compilers. When combined with full-stack integration and development, we were able to achieve similar channel switching rates as the current model while improving the security of the signal.
Additional adjustments were also made through the use of layer 1 and 2 features. By requiring electrical current to flow in certain pathways as a part of the decryption process, we are able to add additional complexity to decryption attempts. This means hostile actors would either have to incorporate the radio itself as a part of the decryption or create a full stack model and attempt alternate attack methods. Overall, this has resulted in enough improvement that we expect a facility to be needed to decrypt our signals, or possibly an AWACs platform with insight into our design specifications.
2033 Internal Report - Hydrophobic Surface Coating
A similar effort was dedicated to modifying the hexagonal plastic lattice to introduce further ruggedness. This was achieved using a combination of two methods, a hydrophobic surface coating and conducting complex physical simulations to determine key areas of stress. By partnering with the University of Rio, we were able to secure the production technique of a variant of aerogel, that when mixed with paint creates a hydrophobic surface that visibly repels water. The marketing team has taken this opportunity to post a video of water unnaturally bouncing off the surface, which has received positive praise from the general public.
The use of our supercomputer to model physical stresses meanwhile, identified key areas to reinforce, and areas to remove material from. Overall this has resulted in a design that masses 3 kilograms but also is notably stronger than before. While it won't survive direct impacts with bullets, it will likely survive any conceivable use case, including extended periods of time while submerged. While additional work can be done in this area, we have likely hit the point of diminishing returns, as current efforts are more related to experimenting with materials resistant to corrosive acids.
2033 External Report - Black Research Horizons Developments
A notable effort was put into easing the work needed by Black Research Horizons to incorporate our radio into their HEIIA. While the initial plan was to convert the IP tunnel to a MAC tunnel, the slight latency that was introduced could result in HUD errors due to an experimental feature of sharing squad vision. While this feature was removed, for the better part of the year, we were operating on the assumption that it would be included. As a result, we did convert to a PHY tunnel which reduced latency at the cost of additional processing requirements, but the majority of this code has not been used. However, we were paid nonetheless, so there are not any complaints apart from employees complaining that their work was wasted.
2033 Internal Report - Overall Status
Currently, our SINCGARS model is an evolutionary upgrade over the existing model. Achieving significant improvements in the regime of encryption as well as ease of modification, it is a system the United American military will be happy with. Able to match the range and reliability of the current model while doing so, the major areas Innovation Industries sees for improvement are in the areas of weight and experimental attempts at varying innovations. Overall, the end decision lies with you, will we accept a successful product, or will we spend another year to ensure it is as good as we can make it?
[] Release the system - A useful product now will improve our financial situation, and the product is good enough anyways.
[] Hold off for a year - While a good product is useful, a great product would open far more doors in the long term. Assuming there is a long term.
Also, the system itself needs a name
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[X] Release the system - A useful product now will improve our financial situation, and the product is good enough anyways.
We need the money.
We need the money.
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- New York
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- He/Him
[X] Release the system - A useful product now will improve our financial situation, and the product is good enough anyways.
[X] Release the system - A useful product now will improve our financial situation, and the product is good enough anyways.
We met all requirements, didn't overpromise or underperform so this counts as a success for me plus we need the capital alongside it giving us more time to pick up new contracts. The product works and the UA military is satisfied, don't allow perfection be the enemy here.
We met all requirements, didn't overpromise or underperform so this counts as a success for me plus we need the capital alongside it giving us more time to pick up new contracts. The product works and the UA military is satisfied, don't allow perfection be the enemy here.