Captured or transferred platforms
Physical possession should not automatically become operational authority.
GOVERNMENT & PROCUREMENT
Trust infrastructure for mission-critical systems.
Provenia is developing PASS Key to establish hardware-rooted identity, authorized operational control, and persistent trust-state for physical platforms and controlled equipment, including environments where continuous network connectivity cannot be assumed.
MISSION SYSTEMS
Trust must move with the operating environment.
01 / MISSION PROBLEM
Authority must survive the environment.
Mission systems can operate across denied, degraded, intermittent, and limited-connectivity conditions. In those environments, a remote record or network check alone cannot guarantee that the correct platform, authorized operator, and valid mission authority remain bound together.
Disconnected operations
Trust decisions may need to continue locally when centralized verification is unavailable.
Distributed authority
Operators, mission permissions, platforms, and supervisory control can change across a mission lifecycle.
Audit and accountability
Material authority and trust-state events need a verifiable history that can be reconciled after operations.
02 / CAPABILITY AREAS
A common trust foundation for multiple mission needs.
The current government and defense architecture centers on cryptographically enforced operational authority for controlled-use physical equipment and autonomous systems, with the same trust primitives extending into adjacent security and integrity workflows.
Hardware-rooted platform identity
Bind cryptographic identity to the physical platform or controlled asset rather than relying on a detached credential alone.
Operator-bound activation
Associate platform use with authorized human or mission authority so possession alone does not establish permission to operate.
DDIL-survivable trust
Support local trust decisions when denied, degraded, intermittent, or limited connectivity prevents continuous centralized verification.
Mission delegation & lockout
Support controlled transfer of authority and enforceable changes in trust-state when authorization conditions are no longer satisfied.
Tamper & anti-transfer detection
Detect material separation or removal events that can compromise the relationship between a physical system and its trusted identity.
Reconciliation & event history
Preserve material trust and authority events for later synchronization, review, and integration with institutional systems.
03 / PROCUREMENT FIT
Evaluate a capability before committing to scale.
Provenia's government strategy is designed around staged technical validation. The objective is to establish evidence in the operational context that matters to the program, then determine the appropriate path to integration or procurement.
01Define the mission problemIdentify the platform, authority boundary, threat model, operating environment, and required trust decision.
02Technical evaluationAssess architecture fit, interfaces, secure-element requirements, operational constraints, and integration assumptions.
03Prototype or demonstrationValidate critical trust behaviors against program-defined conditions and measurable acceptance criteria.
04Pilot integrationIntegrate with a representative platform, workflow, or partner environment while preserving clear technical and data boundaries.
05Transition decisionUse demonstrated evidence to determine licensing, production integration, program transition, or further research.
04 / ENGAGEMENT PATHWAYS
Multiple ways to engage the technology.
The appropriate pathway depends on program maturity, acquisition authority, technical readiness, platform access, and the role Provenia is expected to play.
Capability evaluation
Mission-focused technical discussions, requirements alignment, architecture review, and evaluation planning for a defined government need.
SBIR / STTR & prototype pathways
Non-dilutive research, feasibility, prototype, and demonstration opportunities where Provenia's technology aligns with an identified solicitation or capability gap.
Commercial technology transition
Potential prototype and fielding pathways structured around commercial technology adoption and accelerated evaluation where requirements align.
Platform integration
Co-development, subsystem integration, licensing, and proposal support with established defense contractors and platform providers.
Technical collaboration
Research partnerships focused on high-assurance embedded systems, secure autonomy, human-system integration, or mission-specific trust requirements.
Government & contractor licensing
Licensing structures for validated capabilities integrated into fielded platforms, government programs, or contractor product architectures.
References to SBIR/STTR, AFWERX, DIU, OTA, or other government mechanisms describe potential acquisition and innovation pathways. They do not imply an award, endorsement, affiliation, or active contract unless expressly stated.
05 / PROGRAM INTEGRATION
Designed to fit inside larger systems.
PASS Key is being developed as an enabling trust layer rather than a standalone mission platform. Government deployment is expected to require coordination with platform OEMs, primes, embedded-system providers, identity and security architectures, and program-specific operating constraints.
PASS KEY TRUST LAYERIdentity + Authority + Trust-State
Hardware-rooted primitives and governed trust behavior at the physical-system boundary.
PLATFORMVehicles, autonomous systems, controlled equipment
MISSIONAuthorization, delegation, supervisory control
SECURITYZero-trust and cyber-physical security architectures
INTEGRATORPrime contractor and subsystem interfaces
PROGRAMEvaluation, acceptance, sustainment, audit
06 / PROCUREMENT READINESS
Clear about what is ready now.
Provenia is currently in the IP, validation, and pre-prototype stage of the government pathway described in its business plan. The public website does not represent that PASS Key is already a fielded, approved, certified, or awarded government capability.
AVAILABLE FOR DISCUSSIONMission requirements and architecture fit
Program problem definition, technical evaluation planning, partner discussions, prototype scoping, and relevant acquisition pathways.
IN DEVELOPMENTPrototype evidence and platform integration
Secure-element integration, operator-binding behavior, DDIL operation, mission delegation, trust-state enforcement, and representative platform demonstrations.
NOT CLAIMED ON THIS SITEAwards, certifications, or fielded status
Any future contract vehicle, registration, certification, award, program relationship, or fielded deployment should be treated as established only when Provenia publishes it explicitly.
07 / INFORMATION BOUNDARY
Start unclassified.
Protect the program.
Initial engagement through this website should remain at an unclassified, non-export-controlled, non-proprietary level. Detailed architecture, technical data, program information, and controlled materials should move only through appropriate channels after the engagement context is established.
PUBLIC INQUIRYShare only what is needed to establish fit.
- Organization and role
- High-level mission or procurement need
- Relevant platform or capability category
- Desired engagement type
- Timing and next-step context
Do not submit classified, export-controlled, confidential, proprietary, or controlled technical information through the public contact form.
08 / GOVERNMENT & PROCUREMENT CONTACT
Discuss a mission need, evaluation, prototype, or integration.
For program offices, innovation organizations, primes, integrators, research partners, and government acquisition teams.