Security as an operating model
The platform is designed for sensitive video, telemetry and mission data. What matters is not a single protective measure but the combination of local execution, separated processing paths, authenticated connections and auditable operating states.
Local Operation
On-premise, edge or a dedicated operational network without external runtime dependency.
Isolated Media Paths
Ingest, decoding and processing run separately from core logic and operator workflows.
Explicit Trust Boundaries
Control plane, data plane and operator access are deliberately separated.
Separated responsibilities instead of monolithic processing
Danubis treats video sources, mission logic and user interfaces as separate responsibility areas. This keeps media parsers and external streams decoupled from the core system while operators still receive a shared operational picture.
- Media layer: ingest, decoding and stream monitoring
- Core system: Mission Control, telemetry, POI and operator logic
- Access layer: roles, sessions and controlled provisioning
- Operation: lifecycle events and system states remain traceable
Architecture principles
- Least privilege: services receive only the permissions they need for their task
- Isolation: media processing is not directly coupled to business logic
- Reconciliation: expected and actual state are reconciled after restarts
- Auditability: relevant operator and lifecycle events remain traceable
Controlled lifecycle for external video sources
The ingest path was validated in the simulator against start/stop cycles, stream interruptions and service restarts. Active sources are monitored, missing streams are detected and defined recovery paths are triggered.
This lays the foundation for STANAG-4609-adjacent MPEG-TS workflows. MISB/KLV metadata and deeper interoperability are built on top of it.
Validated state
- Start / stop: controlled activation and deprovisioning of streams
- Health monitoring: status and timeout detection for active sources
- Recovery: restoration of missing streams after interruption or restart
- Next step: MISB/KLV metadata, analysis and system integration
Authentication, roles and local control
Communication relationships are not trusted implicitly. The target model relies on authenticated endpoints, role-based access control and short-lived operational sessions. The platform remains designed for offline and air-gapped operation.
- Device identities through prepared certificate and binding mechanisms
- Role-based access for station operators, field operators and system services
- Local trust chains for deployments without internet access
- Modular crypto stack as a basis for future standards
Operator interface — controlled access in field operation
Standards-aligned integration without proprietary lock-in
The current focus is on STANAG 4609 as a video and metadata path for existing ISR and analysis systems. The architecture is designed so that adjacent control and interoperability standards can be connected later.
- Video: STANAG-4609-adjacent MPEG-TS workflows
- Metadata: expansion of MISB/KLV support
- Control: prepared for adjacent standards such as STANAG 4586
Simulator validation — controlled video ingest lifecycle
Security by Design in a technical conversation
Details on deployment, the trust model and STANAG ingest can be discussed against the current demonstrator.