ECI sub-compartment intelligence sharing

MindLink® was deployed by a National Security agency to enable secure intelligence sharing and analysis at exceptionally classified mission levels. MindLink®’s information assurance capabilities and compartmentalized security model allowed accreditation for above exceptionally classified working and delivered an unprecedented collaboration environment for the nation and its intelligence partners.

Multinational intelligence collaboration environment

MindLink® was deployed by a government intelligence agency to enable secure mission collaboration between multiple cooperating nations at high classification levels. MindLink®’s information assurance capabilities and data-centric multitenant security model allowed supervised onboarding of numerous global participants despite the lack of a common overarching coalition agreement.

Mission assured federated real-time communication

Technical whitepaper

This whitepaper expands upon federated Persistent Chat towards secure federated Persistent Chat and highlight the challenges in achieving a secure, mission-ready system for exceptionally classified operation and how MindLink® is positioned to overcome those challenges.

Data-centric end-to-end encrypted chat for classified mission collaboration

MindLink®’s secure chat messaging platform enables real-time information sharing for even exceptionally classified topics in National Security and Defence. MindLink® delivers a next-generation zero-trust architecture through a unique data-centric end-to-end encryption approach, integrating assured cryptographic infrastructure from Information Security Corporation.

MindLink® solution overview

Having co-developed data-centric security features together with the US and UK intelligence community, MindLink® presents the first chat collaboration solution purposely built to share sensitive information at the highest levels of classification.

MindLink® federation overview

MindLink®’s cutting edge FRNIX federation protocol is specifically designed to securely share classified information only to those with a need to know, in real time, and on a federated platform trusted by mission partners.

MindLink® XMPP gateway overview

For users on the tactical edge, the federation gateway acts as the secure point of communication between isolated or forward-deployed mission components and central command.

Coalition working for intelligence partners

MindLink® is the go-to multinational, multi-tenant, coalition chat tool on the TS/SCI fabric. As one of few tools capable of meeting stringent security requirements it is the only known Int. B and Int. C accredited chat service for exceptionally controlled information (ECI) approved by data owners.

Enhanced collaboration in complex mission theatres

Central to success is to ensure information can be shared confidentially, without loss of integrity and under variable communications conditions, between coalition partners at every level of command. The delivery of accessible and accurate data is the cornerstone of timely decision-making by military commanders and intelligence experts from day zero.

MindLink® API overview

Integrating mission workflows with mission information sharing can automate specific tasks allowing users to query and receive information from connected mission systems without leaving the message window.

MindLink® XMPP Gateway

Technical whitepaper

The MindLink® XMPP gateway is a backend  middle-tier server designed to broker chat messaging functionality bi-directionally between federated XMPP and Session Initial Protocol  connections. Unlike alternative chat bot or  bridging” solutions for achieving interoperability, the gateway approach delivers a true native federated experience – users interact directly with each other as federated identities within their normal chat messaging client UX, rather than implicitly through a third-party bot or agent application.