# Sofwerx Slides

## Slide 1

### Speakers Notes

Imagine a world where warfighters and civilians can authenticate securely without passwords, even in the most challenging environments. That’s the vision behind nKode.
Our mission is to deploy a secure, intuitive, and scalable authentication technology for the tactical edge. nKode’s keyboard-less, icon-based interface modernizes the ‘something only you know’ factor of multi-factor authentication, eliminating vulnerabilities tied to traditional passwords.
We’re not doing this alone. Arcanum has partnered with Auburn University’s McCrary Institute, a hub for national security expertise, providing strategic validation.
Together, we’re building a solution that redefines authentication for defense and beyond, ensuring security and usability in critical operations.
Let’s dive into how nKode makes this a reality.

## Slide 2 Modern Warfighter Communication and Authentication

### Speakers Notes

Let’s start with how modern warfighters communicate and authenticate at the tactical edge. The focus is on secure, mobile systems that keep our forces connected and protected.
Software-Defined Radios, or SDRs, allow flexible, encrypted communications that adapt to mission needs. Tactical Assault Kits provide real-time data sharing for better decision-making. Zero Trust frameworks ensure no device or user is automatically trusted, requiring continuous verification.
Edge computing processes data closer to the battlefield, reducing latency. AI-driven security analyzes threats in real time, adapting to new risks dynamically.
Together, these systems give warfighters information superiority, ensuring they can act faster and smarter, even in chaotic, contested environments.
But these advancements come with challenges.
## Slide 3 Current and Future Challenges

### Speakers Notes

Now, let’s look at the hurdles facing these systems, both today and moving forward.
Many warfighters, especially disadvantaged users, rely on line-of-sight, low-bandwidth communications. This restricts data throughput, making it tough to implement robust multifactor authentication, which needs more bandwidth to function effectively.
Warfighters often struggle with complex password requirements for device authentication. This difficulty leads to devices being left unlocked or open to bypass authentication, increasing the risk of mission compromise if a device is captured by adversaries.
AI-driven attacks are a growing concern, exploiting weaknesses faster than traditional defenses can respond. Nation-states wield advanced tools like cognitive electronic warfare to jam signals, signals intelligence to intercept communications, and cyber exploits to breach authentication systems.
These vulnerabilities can compromise operational security, putting missions and lives at risk.
Addressing these challenges requires innovative solutions to ensure our warfighters stay secure and connected in the future.

## Slide 4 nKode Authentication Solution

### Speakers Notes

Let’s dive into nKode, a revolutionary authentication solution designed for warfighters at the tactical edge.
nKode uses a keyboard-less system with AI-generated icon codes. These are unique, easy to remember, and meet NIST security standards, ensuring robust protection.
It tackles common weaknesses like keyloggers, credential reuse, and risks from unencrypted channels, outperforming traditional passwords and biometrics.
Best of all, nKode works seamlessly over low-bandwidth, unencrypted channels, perfect for austere tactical environments.

## Slide 5 Benefits and Impact
### Speakers Notes
Now, let’s look at how nKode delivers value to warfighters and mission success.
nKode’s design resists AI-driven attacks and sophisticated nation-state cyber threats, ensuring operational security even in contested environments.
Its intuitive design make authentication simple, reducing user error and speeding up access under pressure. Large keys make authentication easy even with gloves. An nKode is as secure as a password that’s twice its length, so an 8-icon nkode is as secure as an 16 character password.
By enabling secure, reliable communication, nKode sets a new standard for tactical authentication, giving warfighters a critical edge.

## Slide 6 nKode Enrollment
### Speakers Notes
Let’s take a look at nKode enrollment. The enrollment process is designed to mimic the login process.  
The enrollment process has two simple steps. First, the user selects their desired nKode by choosing keys with icons they like, in this case the warfighter selects "dog-tags", "drone", "ghillie suit", and "humvee". 
In the second step, the warfighter confirms their nKode by select keys with the same icons in the same order.
Now our warfighter has a secure, unique and memorable nKode. 
This user-friendly design helps warfighters quickly select their nKode, even in high-pressure situations.
This streamlined process makes nKode both easy to use and highly secure.
## Slide 7 Login
### Speakers Notes 
Now, let’s explore how nKode’s randomly shuffling keypad delivers unmatched security for warfighter authentication.
nKode eliminates numerous attack vectors, like keyloggers and credential theft, that plague traditional systems. Its innovative design ensures that even sophisticated attacks struggle to compromise it.
Here’s why: with each authentication, the keypad’s icons randomly shuffle after every login. This means the layout changes every time, so even if someone watches you enter your nKode repeatedly, they can’t figure it out.
Also, you might notice the keypad is a bit different from the enrollment keypad.
After enrollment, icons are added to each key to make it phishing resistant. This makes it difficult for scammers to take a user through a similar process to enrollment.
This dynamic shuffling makes it virtually impossible to guess or steal a user’s nKode, providing a level of security that’s critical in contested environments where adversaries might observe or intercept.
With this approach, nKode ensures warfighters can authenticate confidently, no matter the threat.

## Slide 8 The "So What" of nKode
### Speakers Notes
So, why does nKode matter? Let’s look at its broader impact.
nKode combines robust encryption and authentication into a single, intuitive system. It’s secure yet easy to use, addressing a key pain point in both defense and commercial settings.
For warfighters, it protects critical operations in contested environments. For civilians, it secures transactions and accounts, countering cyber threats like never before.
Ultimately, nKode sets a global standard for authentication—simple, secure, and ready for the challenges of today and tomorrow.
With nKode, we’re paving the way for safer systems across the board.