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Zero-Trust Core Architecture

Continuous Dynamic Authentication Framework

A security paradigm enforcing 'never trust, always verify' across every 6G microservice, radio node, and connected device at all times.

Technical Explanation

Traditional perimeter security assumed that once an entity got inside the network firewall, it could be trusted. Modern cyber warfare has proven this assumption fatally flawed. The 6G Zero-Trust Core Architecture assumes that the network is always hostile and already breached. Every single transaction, API request between microservices, radio beam handover, and data flow is independently authenticated, authorized, and encrypted using continuous contextual risk scoring.

Key Functions

  • Enforcing strict 'never trust, always verify' principles across all control and user planes
  • Eliminating static network security perimeters in favor of continuous micro-segmentation
  • Continuous dynamic risk assessment evaluating device health, location, and behavior
  • Mutual TLS 1.3 encryption and cryptographic token authorization on every microservice API call
  • Adhering to NIST SP 800-207 Zero Trust Architecture standards for critical infrastructure
Specifications
NIST SP 800-207 (Zero Trust Architecture), 3GPP Rel-19 TR 33.887, DoD Zero Trust Mandates
Interfaces
ZTA-Policy-EngineMicroSegment-Enclave

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