Achieving Higher-Fidelity Conjunction Analyses Using Cryptography to Improve Information Sharing

• Main Author: Hemenway, Brett (auth)
• Other Authors: Welser, William IV (auth), Baiocchi, Dave (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2014
• Subjects: Digital lifestyle; Aerospace & aviation technology; Military engineering; Technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This report examines the feasibility of using modern cryptographic tools to improve space situational awareness. Specifically, the authors examine the applicability of secure multiparty computation (MPC) protocols as a means to compute the collision probability of two satellites. MPC protocols would...