Cybels KMC Space

Cybels KMC Space as the cryptographic key management system for Galileo PRS - Public Regulated Service

Context and Challenges 

The Cybels KMC Space Portfolio offers key management systems and high security embedded devices ensuring the integrity and security for national Galileo user groups. Cybels KMC Space offers full scale key management that can be used within the Galileo perimeter.

The European satellite navigation system Galileo has 500 million users around the world. Alongside its open-access service, Galileo offers Galileo PRS (Public Regulated Service), that is reserved for public service users and provides the armed forces, police, firefighters and other emergency services with a permanently available, high-precision, high-quality and highly secure satellite positioning signal. 

Solution 

KMC Space provides:

• A connection to the European key management infrastructure that handles national key distribution to PRS receivers 
• Access to a key distribution point for national user groups
• End-to-end management across all stages in the key management process
• Accreditations for the highest levels of security

Benefits 

Cybels KMC Space allows users to:

• Generate, distribute, prepare and batch import cryptographic keys
• Distribute keys offline via external storage devices and keys online via a secure TLS network
• Manage keys on an easy-to-use platform