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Fast, secure, and tamper-proof information sharing between NATO units on a need-to-know basis is crucial. Data quality and integrity are core needs but also resilience to failures and manipulations. The core idea of this paper is to use dis-tributed ledger technology to allow for a secure information exchange between Command and Control Information Systems of different NATO nations and non-NATO stakeholders such as non-NATO nations or mission observers. Moreover, the distributed ledger supports available NATO standards and formats for da-ta exchange and storage.
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This paper is based on preliminary results of the Exploratory Team NATO IST-ET-110 “Blockchain Technology for Coalition Operations”. The authors would like to thank the team for all the stimulating and fruitful conversations.
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Ota, D., Topçu, O. (2024). Distributed Ledger-Based Trustful Information Exchange on the Tactical Level. In: Tagarev, T., Stoianov, N. (eds) Digital Transformation, Cyber Security and Resilience. DIGILIENCE 2020. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1790. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44440-1_2
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