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U.S. Army Deploys Wireless for Secure Combat Information Systems

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• army,
• wired equivalent privacy,
• link,
• equipment

Overview The U.S. Army's equivalent of a corporate supply chain is the CAISI, which is a tactical wireless LAN that serves as the "last mile" and is a vital link in supplying soldiers with the equipment and supplies needed to stay equipped, in touch and on the move. The Army ruled out relying on Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) for wireless encryption because of the well-known vulnerabilities associated with it. What the Army needed was a low latency solution that was quick and easy to deploy, yet secure enough to protect the Army's vital information assets in the most perilous situations. The U.S. Army selected Fortress Security Gateways to secure their CAISI battlefield logistics application for more than 11,000 wireless access points serving a potential 85,000 users.

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