Protego Project : Wikileaks publishes documents from the CIA's related Microchip Technology #Vault7

#OpChangeTheWorld2 🌍 Protego project #Vault7

On September 7, 2017, WikiLeaks publishes four secret documents from the CIA's Protego project, along with 37 related documents (exclusive hardware / software manuals from Microchip Technology Inc.).

Protego is not the "usual" malware development project like all previous WikiLeaks releases in the Vault7 series. Indeed, there is no explicit indication that it is part of the CIA / EDG project filings. The Protego project is a PIC-based missile control system developed by Raytheon. The documents indicate that the system is installed on a Pratt & Whitney (PWA) aircraft equipped with missile launch systems (air-to-air and / or air-to-ground). Protego consists of separate microcontrollers that exchange data and signals over encrypted and authenticated channels.

The missile system has microcontrollers for the Missle Smart Switch (MSS), the Tube Smart Switch (TSS), and the collar (which holds the missile before and at launch).The MP unit receives three signals from a beacon: 'In Border' (PWA is within the defined area of an operation), 'valid GPS' (GPS signal available) and 'No end of operational period' current time is within the time-out field for an operation). Missiles can only be launched if all signals received by MP are set to "true". Similar safeguards are in place to automatically destroy encryption and authentication keys for different scenarios .

• Protego Documents : https://wikileaks.org/vault7/#Protego

• Microchip Technology Inc : https://www.microchip.com/

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