SOCKET
Decentralized Cryptographic Key Exchange for LAN and Edge
UL 2900-1 Certified secure key transfer mechanism design to empower industrial, broadcast, and multi-cast environments
WHAT IS
SOCKET
SOCKET™ is a decentralized, certificate-free key distribution protocol designed to secure encryption across disconnected or intermittently connected environments — including SCADA, tactical, IoT, and air-gapped networks. Unlike TLS or PKI, SOCKET doesn’t rely on a central authority.
It dynamically generates and shares ephemeral, sharded keys across authenticated nodes — even in environments with no internet or consistent connectivity.
Certified: UL 2900-1 Cybersecurity for Industrial Systems
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Core Capabilities:
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Perfect Forward Secrecy with sharded, one-time-use keys
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No CA or PKI required — eliminates cert revocation and spoofing
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Peer-to-Peer Exchange with no central point of failure
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Fully Air-Gapped Compatible — works offline or in closed-loop systems
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Supports unicast, multicast, and broadcast key targeting
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Explicitly engineered to block Recursive AIDA and swarm attacks
SOCKET vs. Traditional Key Exchange Mechanisms
FEATURE | SOCKET | TLS (SSL Certificates) | PQC Post-Quantum Cryptography |
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LAN-Based & Off-Network Operation | ✅ YES | ❌ NO | ❌ NO |
Unicast, Multicast, Broadcast Key Exchange | ✅ YES | ❌ NO | ❌ NO |
Sharded, Ephemeral Keys (PFS) | ✅ YES | ❌ NO | ✅ YES |
Zero PKI/SSL Certificate Dependency | ✅ YES | ❌ NO | ❌ NO |
Al-Adversarial Resistant | ✅ YES | ❌ NO | ❌ NO |
Post-Quantum Resilient | ✅ YES | ❌ NO | ⚠️ Limited (Lattice-Based) |
FEATURE | SOCKET | TLS (SSL Certificates) | PQC Post-Quantum Cryptography |
|---|---|---|---|
LAN-Based & Off-Network Operation | ✅ YES | ❌ NO | ❌ NO |
Unicast, Multicast, Broadcast Key Exchange | ✅ YES | ❌ NO | ❌ NO |
Sharded, Ephemeral Keys (PFS) | ✅ YES | ❌ NO | ✅ YES |
Zero PKI/SSL Certificate Dependency | ✅ YES | ❌ NO | ❌ NO |
Al-Adversarial Resistant | ✅ YES | ❌ NO | ❌ NO |
Post-Quantum Resilient | ✅ YES | ❌ NO | ⚠️ Limited (Lattice-Based) |
SOCKET Deployment Scenarios
1. Closed & Air-Gapped Networks
→ Mission-critical tactical (military, defense, intelligence)
→ Ultra-low-latency financial trading platforms
→ SCADA/ICS control networks for energy
Zero-trust Industrial IoT (IIoT) factories
2. Wireless, RF & Near-Field Key Exchange
→ Ad-hoc drone-to-drone or drone-to-ground encryption
→ RF mesh security for UAV swarm coordination
→ Isolated command-and-control (C2) networks
3. Critical Infrastructure & Emergency Response
→ Encrypted disaster recovery and emergency data channels
→ SCADA/ICS protections for energy grid security