Kise-Manitow's Hand in Space: Securing Communication and Connections in Space

TL;DR

This paper presents security controls for the lunar Gateway's early systems, demonstrating that standardized security measures significantly reduce collision impact propagation, thereby enhancing resilience in space communication systems.

Contribution

It introduces a security control framework for lunar Gateway systems and evaluates its effectiveness through a case study on collision impact propagation.

Findings

Security controls reduce failure impact by up to 70%.

Standardized controls improve system resilience.

Case study validates security strategy effectiveness.

Abstract

The lunar Gateway is a complex system-of-systems (SoS) requiring secure, resilient integration of all its systems. This paper develops controls for its early systems to secure command and data handling (C&DH) and evaluates their effectiveness through a case study on collision impact propagation originating from Canadarm3. We demonstrate that a baseline security strategy with stringent, standardized controls reduces failure impact by up to 70%, underscoring the importance of consistent security integration across all systems.