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Finalists The National Cyber Awards 2021

Finalists The National Cyber Awards 2021 Freemindtronic Andorra with EviCypher Technology

Finalists The National Cyber Awards 2021 Freemindtronic in the “INNOVATION & AI” category with EviCypher HSM Technology.

The Freemindtronic Andorra R&D team is very honored to be twice nominated as finalist for The National Cyber Awards in “The Innovation in Cyber Award 2021” and “The Cyber Defense Product of the Year 2021 “.

We are also proud to represent Andorra at this prestigious UK national competition open internationally.

Finalists The National Cyber Awards : 

https://thenationalcyberawards.org/2021-finalists

Category Innovation & AI

The Innovation in Cyber Award 2021

The Cyber Defence Product of the Year 2021

We congratulate all the other finalists.

We thank all the members of the jury for their interest in our latest breakthrough innovation Greentech EviCypher NFC HSM.

https://thenationalcyberawards.org/judges

Based on the invention of Jacques GASCUEL, the EviCypher NFC HSM Card is a keeper of secrets. It is very easy to use and very efficient for contactless, end-to-end encryption from an NFC hardware security module, sensitive data and in particular emails in Webmail services.

The National Cyber Awards 2021 :

Finalist out of 11 categories The Cyberspace Innovation Award 2021

Dual finalist Freemindtronic Andorra top 11 The Innovation in Cyber Award 2021 The national cyber–Awards United Kingdom EviCypher Technology

Finalist out of 4 categories The Cyber Defence Product of the Year 2021

Dual finalist Freemindtronic Andorra top 4 The Cyber Defence Product of the year 2021 The national cyber–Awards United Kingdom EviCypher Technology

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Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions 2021

Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions 2021 EviCypher HSM Technology Golden Medal Award Andorra Jacques Gascuel

Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions 2021: Celebrating Inventors’ Achievements

In March 2021, the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions achieved a historic milestone by transitioning to a virtual format, transcending geographical boundaries and bringing together inventors from 25 countries. This global event served as a platform for groundbreaking solutions across various domains. A significant highlight was Andorra’s exceptional performance at the 2021 Geneva Inventions Expo, marking its inaugural appearance in the competition’s 49-year history.

Andorra’s Historic Triumph at the 2021 Geneva Inventions Expo

In a momentous turn of events, Jacques Gascuel, a French expatriate in Andorra, clinched the prestigious Gold Medal in the C category at the Exposition Internationale des Inventions de Genève, making history for Andorra.

Redefining Data Security: The EviCypher HSM Innovation

Gascuel’s invention, the EviCypher HSM, represents a groundbreaking leap in data security and confidentiality. This innovation facilitates secure data exchange while preserving utmost anonymity. At its core lies a state-of-the-art NFC HSM (Near Field Communication Hardware Security Module) enabling the creation, exchange, and secure utilization of encryption keys.

Andorra’s Historic Win 2021 Geneva Inventions Expo: Why It Matters

Andorra’s participation in the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions holds immense historical importance, considering it had never taken part in this prestigious event since its inception in 1972. This competition stands as the largest annual gathering dedicated solely to invention, featuring participation from over 45 countries. It enjoys substantial support from the Swiss Federal Government, the State of Geneva, the city of Geneva, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA).

Invention vs. Innovation: What’s the Difference and Why Does It Matter?

Invention and innovation are two different but complementary concepts in technology. According to the OECD, innovation is the implementation of a new or significantly improved product or process, a new marketing method, or a new organizational method. Innovation can be of product, process, marketing, or organization. Innovation aims to create added value, meet user needs, or solve social problems. According to WIPO, invention is a technical solution to a technical problem. An invention can be a product or a process and must be new, inventive, and industrially applicable to be patentable. Invention aims to make an original contribution to the state of the art, exploit scientific opportunities, or overcome technical limitations.

Therefore, it is essential to distinguish between invention and innovation. While innovation often refers to the improvement or refinement of existing concepts or products, invention involves the creation of entirely new solutions or technologies. To participate in such a prestigious event as the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions, inventors must generally hold a patent or have a revolutionary concept protected by a patent application.

The Different Categories of Inventions at the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions 2021

Inventions at the 2021 Geneva International Exhibition are classified into various categories based on their nature and application. Common categories include:

ClassCategory Description
AMechanics, Engines, Machinery, Tools, Industrial Processes, Metallurgy
BClocks and Watches, Jewelry, Machinery, Tools
CComputer Sciences, Software, Electronics, Electricity, Communication Methods
DBuilding, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction, Materials, Woodwork
ESanitation, Ventilation, Heating
FSecurity, Rescue, Alarm
GIronmongery, Do-It-Yourself
HFurnishing, Interior Architecture
IDomestic Science, Restaurant Equipment
JCommercial, Industrial, and Office Equipment
KAgriculture, Horticulture, Gardening
LClothing, Textiles, Machines, and Accessories
MMedicine, Surgery, Hygiene, Orthopedics, Material for the Handicapped
NOptics, Photography, Cinematography
OTeaching Methods and Materials, Musical Instruments, Art Materials
PTransport, Motor Vehicles, Ships, Aviation, Accessories
QFoodstuffs, Drinks, Cosmetics, Paramedical, Health, Hygiene
RSport, Leisure
SPractical Novelties, Presents
TPublicity, Printing, Packaging
UGames, Toys
VProtection of the Environment, Energy

These diverse classes encompass a wide spectrum of inventions, from cutting-edge technology to practical everyday solutions. Each class represents a unique field where inventors contribute their creativity and expertise.

As we explore the full list of participants, we’ll witness the remarkable impact of human ingenuity across these categories.

The Diversity of Participating Countries at the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions 2021

A total of 352 inventors from 25 countries participated in this global celebration of innovation and creativity. Here’s a breakdown of participating countries and their contributions:

CountryNumber of Participants
Andorra1
Argentina1
Canada1
China97
Egypt10
France5
Hong Kong32
Iran18
Malaysia15
Peru1
Poland10
Qatar4
Romania2
Russia5
Saudi Arabia27
Senegal1
South Korea43
Spain3
Switzerland3
Taipei (Chinese Taipei)21
Thailand46
Ukraine3
United States of America (USA)1
Vietnam1
Yemen1

The Best Inventions from the 77 Class C Participants at the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions 2021

They classify the innovations at the 2021 Geneva Fair into various categories based on their nature and application. Common categories include:

1GASCUEL JacquesANDORRAC
2BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONSCHINAC
3CHANGSHA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYCHINAC, D
4CHINA UNITED NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS GROUP COMPANY LIMITEDCHINAC
5CHONGQING THREE GORGES UNIVERSITYCHINAC
6CHUNPENG WANG, YIYANG ZHAI, SHENG SU, SITAN JIANGCHINAC
7COLLEGE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY)CHINAC, P
8DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYCHINAA, C, D, M, V
9DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITYCHINAC
10FUDAN UNIVERSITYCHINAC, J, M, Q, V
11GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC. OF ZHUHAICHINAA, C, E, V
12GUODIAN UNITED POWER TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LTD.CHINAC
13HARBIN ENGINEERING UNIVERSITYCHINAC
14HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYCHINAA, C, J, M, Q, V
15JIUJIANG JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOLCHINAC
16NANJING UNIVERSITYCHINAA, C, M, P, V
17NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITYCHINAC
18NORTH UNIVERSITY OF CHINACHINAC
19NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYCHINAC
20QINGDAO HAIER AIR-CONDITIONER GEN. CORP., LTD.CHINAC, E, V
21SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL AND INFORMATION ENGINEERING, TIANJIN UNIVERSITYCHINAC
22SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITYCHINAC, P
23SICHUAN ENERGY INTERNET RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITYCHINAC, F, V
24SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITYCHINAA, C, D, N, P, V
25STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINACHINAC
26TSINGHUA UNIVERSITYCHINAA, C, D, K, P, V
27TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY – JINGBO TANCHINAC
28TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY – ZHENG XIAOPINGCHINAC
29XI’AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITYCHINAC
30ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITYCHINAC
31TAIPEI CITY UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYCHINESE TAIPEIC, D, E, F, J, P, R
32TAIWAN HUIXIN TECHNOLOGY LTD. CO.CHINESE TAIPEIA, C, D, I, N, Q
33AIVAZAN InèsFRANCEC
34APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITEDHONG KONGC
35BLUE PIN (HK) LIMITEDHONG KONGC, J
36CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONGHONG KONGC, D, M
37ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HKSARHONG KONGC, D, E, J, S
38HONG KONG APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ASTRI)HONG KONGC, N, V
39HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITYHONG KONGB, C, M, Q
40HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCILHONG KONGA, B, C, D, E, F, M, P, R, V
41INNOSPIRE TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDHONG KONGC
42LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MULTITECH R&D CENTRE (LSCM)HONG KONGC, P
43THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONGHONG KONGA, C, M, V
44MIRKOHI Mohammadamin, MIRKOHI DorsaIRANC
45NIROUMAND Vahid, ABBASZADEH HamzehIRANC
46SIDHU Manjit SinghMALAYSIAC
47TIONG Sieh KiongMALAYSIAC
48LUBLIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGYPOLANDC
49UTP UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYPOLANDC
50AL-RAHIMI Rashed, ZIAD MohamedQATARC
51ABDULLAH Ziyad Ahmed AbdulmatinSAUDI ARABIAC
52ABORAYA Dalia RefatSAUDI ARABIAC
53AL-BOGAMI Amjad SalmanSAUDI ARABIAC
54AL-JOHANI Samar OlaythahSAUDI ARABIAC
55AL-SHEHRI Samia Fayez MohammedSAUDI ARABIAC
56ALKHALIFAH Rayan, GHALY SidiSAUDI ARABIAC
57ALYAHYA Munirah, ALKHALIFAH Sadeem, ALAYBAN Dalal, ALMUHRIJ Alreem, ALOWISHEQ AreebSAUDI ARABIAC
58UNIVERSITY OF TABUKSAUDI ARABIAC
59ALPHAO CO., LTD.SOUTH KOREAC
60HWANG Gi TaekSOUTH KOREAC
61JUNGLEMONSTERSOUTH KOREAC
62KIM Sung RyongSOUTH KOREAC
63LEE JonghoSOUTH KOREAC
64PARK KiHoonSOUTH KOREAC
65SEUNGYONG KimSOUTH KOREAC
66YOO CheolyongSOUTH KOREAC
67ARAMVITH Supavadee, MUHAMMAD Wazir, RUANGSANG WatcharaTHAILANDC
68CHUEAMUEANGPHAN JirachetTHAILANDC
69KETCHAM MahasakTHAILANDC
70KETCHAM MahasakTHAILANDC
71KLINHOM Tunchanok, TANGKOCHAREON ThanaTHAILANDC
72MANOSNGIAM RonnakornTHAILANDC
73PHOTHA WatcharpolTHAILANDC
74SOONTORNPIPIT PichitpongTHAILANDC, F, Q
75SUDTHONGKHONG ChudanatTHAILANDC
76TUNTISITTHIKORN OranuchTHAILANDC
77HASSAN MarwanUNITED STATES OF AMERICAC

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EviCypher’s Breakthrough Invention in Class C

In the Class C category of the 2021 special edition of the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions, one invention truly shone. EviCypher, an inventor hailing from the small principality of Andorra, achieved a remarkable feat that garnered the attention of the 82 international experts comprising the jury. These experts represented diverse technical, scientific, industrial, and commercial fields, and they hailed from 25 different countries and regions. The countries and regions included Switzerland, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, the United States, Canada, Brazil, India, Iran, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.

The revolutionary invention of EviCypher HSM, known as EviCypher NFC HSM (Near-Field Communication – Hardware Security Module) based on EviCore NFC HSM technology or EviCypher HSM OpenPGP (Hardware Security Module Open Pretty Good Privacy) based on EviCore HSM OpenPGP technology, won the prestigious gold medal for its revolutionary innovation in the field of highly secure authentication. via segmented keys, without the need for a server or database. What sets EviCypher HSM apart is its unique approach, enabling end-to-end anonymized human-to-human interaction.

EviCypher HSM introduced two remarkable technologies: EviCypher HSM and EviCore HSM, both of which garnered international recognition. These implementations are distinguished by the EviCypher NFC HSM technology, which leverages an individual cryptography NFC HSM device based on NFC. This technology offers a secure means to create, exchange, and utilize encryption keys without the requirement for physical contact.

This exceptional accomplishment not only highlights EviCypher’s ingenuity but also underscores the far-reaching impact and global significance of the inventions showcased at the Geneva International Inventions Fair. EviCypher’s success stands as a testament to the innovative spirit that propels inventors from all corners of the world to participate in this prestigious event—a platform where revolutionary concepts come to life.

The Success Story of Andorra at the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions 2021

The 2021 Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions also marked a historic moment for Andorra. This tiny European principality made its debut in the competition, a testament to the event’s global appeal. While Andorra is renowned for its picturesque landscapes, it unveiled a new facet—the innovation and creativity of its residents.

Jacques Gascuel, a resident of Andorra, represented his nation on the international stage. His invention, the EviCypher HSM, is a testament to human ingenuity and technological advancement. It introduced the world to cutting-edge data security and authentication solutions, showcasing the transformative power of invention.

Not only did Jacques Gascuel participate, but he also achieved a milestone by securing the prestigious Gold Medal in the C category. This historic win serves as an inspiration to inventors worldwide, proving that innovation knows no boundaries, and even the smallest nations can make significant contributions to the world of invention.

A Recap of the Inventors Showcase 2021 Geneva

This brief highlights the historic significance of the Geneva International Inventions Fair 2021, where an inventor from Andorra won a gold medal for his groundbreaking invention, the EviCypher HSM. It also explains the difference between invention and innovation and the importance of celebrating both.

A Remarkable Event for Invention and Innovation

The 2021 fair in Geneva was historic for many reasons. It displayed revolutionary inventions from around the world. It also marked a turning point for the event and for Andorra. PALEXPO SA organized this event. It praised the spirit of invention and innovation. These are two different but complementary concepts in technology.

Andorra’s First Participation: A Milestone for Inclusion and Creativity

For the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions, this edition was truly unprecedented. It saw the inaugural participation of an inventor from Andorra, a country better known for the beauty of its landscapes than for its inventions. This milestone welcomed a new nation into the global fraternity of inventors, highlighting the universal appeal of invention and innovation. The inclusion of Andorra underlined the event’s commitment to inclusion and the promotion of creativity, regardless of a nation’s size or importance on the world stage.

Jacques Gascuel’s Gold Medal: A Breakthrough for Data Security and Privacy

This technology uses segmented key authentication, a disruptive innovation that redefines data security, access, confidentiality and individual sovereignty. This technique creates, exchanges and uses contactless secrets, using physical trust factors (authorized geographical area, local network BSSID, telephone identifier and/or barcode and/or password or original biometric elements (fingerprint , facial recognition, DNA, etc.). If a segment is not validated, the secret is physically and digitally unusable. Thus, sensitive data (such as personal, financial, medical, professional, etc.) is protected against any unauthorized access, modification, disclosure or destruction. Jacques Gascuel has shown the spirit and power of invention and innovation, as defined by WIPO. His invention is already used in the United States, China , in South Korea, Europe, Japan and Algeria.

A Message for Inventors Around the World

This historic achievement sets an inspiring example for inventors around the world. It shows that innovation knows no borders and that even the smallest of nations can have a significant impact on the global stage. The Geneva International Inventions Fair 2021 celebrated not only inventors and their creations, but also the collaborative and inclusive spirit of the inventions community. Innovation is the implementation of a new or significantly improved product or process, a new marketing method or a new organizational method, according to the OECD.

A Reminder of Innovation’s Role in Progress

As we reflect on this exceptional event, we are reminded that innovation drives progress and that inventions like the EviCypher HSM are paving the way for a more secure and connected future. It is a testament to the unwavering human spirit and the limitless potential of inventors to shape a better world through their creations. The 2021 Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions stands as a shining example of how innovation can transcend boundaries, bringing nations together in celebration of human creativity and ingenuity.

Conclusion

We look forward to future editions of this prestigious event, where inventors from around the world will continue to push the boundaries of what is possible and redefine the future. To participate in this event, inventors must hold a patent or have filed a patent application for a patentable concept. Therefore, it is essential to distinguish between invention and innovation and to celebrate both.

In the end, it’s not just about winning medals; it’s about changing the world, one invention at a time. And in this endeavor, inventors like Jacques Gascuel are leading the way.

EviCypher Technology NFC hardware wallet encryption key manager password manager gold medal 2021 of the Geneva international inventions secret keeper management by Freemindtronic Andorra

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Freemindtronic Named Winner of the Coveted Global InfoSec Awards during RSA Conference 2021

Freemindtronic named Winner of the coveted Global Infosec Awards during RSA Conference 2021 with EviCypher and EviToken technologies patented

Named Winner of the Coveted Global InfoSec Awards FREEMINDTRONIC wins 3 AWARDS in 9th Annual Global InfoSec Awards at #RSAC 2021

SAN FRANCISCO (BUSINESSWIRE) MAY 17, 2021 – Freemindtronic is proud to announce we have won the following awards from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine:

Next-Gen in Crypto Security
Most Innovative Hardware Password Manager
Next-Gen in Secrets Management

“We’re thrilled to receive not just one, but three of the most prestigious and coveted cybersecurity awards in the world from Cyber Defense Magazine.  We knew the competition would be tough and with top judges who are leading infosec experts from around the globe, we couldn’t be more pleased,” said Jacques GASCUEL of Freemindtronic.

 “We scoured the globe looking for cybersecurity innovators that could make a huge difference and potentially help turn the tide against the exponential growth in cybercrime.  Freemindtronic is absolutely worthy of these coveted awards and consideration for deployment in your environment,” said Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine.

We’re thrilled to be a member on this coveted group of winners, located here:   http://www.cyberdefenseawards.com/

Trophy Global Infosec Awards Winner Cyber Defense Magazine the Best Crypto Security and Most Innovative in Hardware Password Manager and best Secrets Management Freemindtronic Andorra

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Freemindtronic named winner of the coveted Global Infosec Awards during RSA conference red carpet Cybersecurity Safety Andorra three Awards 2021

Please join us virtually at the #RSAC RSA Conference 2021, https://www.rsaconference.com/usa today, as we share our red-carpet experience and proudly display our trophy online at our website, our blog and our social media channels.

About Freemindtronic

Freemindtronic is a Andorran Deeptech which designs and manufactures Greentech products and services in the field of cybersecurity and safety of information systems and computer systems. It develops tailor-made solutions for manufacturers, companies, public services and governments.

About CDM InfoSec Awards

This is Cyber Defense Magazine’s ninth year of honoring global InfoSec innovators. Our submission requirements are for any startup, early stage, later stage or public companies in the INFORMATION SECURITY (INFOSEC) space who believe they have a unique and compelling value proposition for their product or service. Learn more at www.cyberdefenseawards.com

About the Judging

The judges are CISSP, FMDHS, CEH, certified security professionals who voted based on their independent review of the company submitted materials on the website of each submission including but not limited to data sheets, white papers, product literature and other market variables. CDM has a flexible philosophy to find more innovative players with new and unique technologies, than the one with the most customers or money in the bank. CDM is always asking “What’s Next?” so we are looking for Next Generation InfoSec Solutions.

About Cyber Defense Magazine

With over 5 Million monthly readers and growing, and thousands of pages of searchable online infosec content, Cyber Defense Magazine is the premier source of IT Security information for B2B and B2G with our sister magazine Cyber Security Magazine for B2C. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Our mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products and services in the information technology industry.  We deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and special editions exclusively for the RSA Conferences. CDM is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group. Learn more about us at https://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com and visit https://www.cyberdefensetv.com and https://www.cyberdefenseradio.com to see and hear some of the most informative interviews of many of these winning company executives.  Join a webinar at https://www.cyberdefensewebinars.com and realize that infosec knowledge is power.

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EviCypher Gold Medal 2021 of the Geneva International Inventions

EviCypher Gold Medal 2021 best invention worldwide gold medal Geneva International Inventions computer sciences software electronics electricity method communication Contactless Hardware Secrets Keeper

EviCypher Gold Medal 2021 best invention worldwide

With EviCypher, create your own encryption keys and exchange, contactless, in complete security with your correspondents.

 

Award 2021 EviCypher best invention worldwide with Gold medal of international inventions of Geneva [1].

 

Personal security should no longer be inAward 2021 EviCypher 200 Technology Gold Medal of the Geneva International Inventions Freemindtronic Andorra the hands of connected digital services, but in those of the individual. Indeed, it is because cybercriminals have access to digital systems that they can carry out their attacks. Freemindtronic’s EviCypher, invented by Jacques Gascuel, establishes an effective physical and digital barrier. It’s an “Air Gap” device that keeps secrets, but that’s not all.

 This individual encryption system gives the person back control of their digital data, from end to end, thanks to a secure NFC device. EviCypher is a physical vault of encryption keys unrelated to a computer system, it communicates with the latter on demand via a near field transmission protocol (NFC). EviCypher is backward compatible with Freemindtronic’s EviToken technology, allowing users of these products to maintain their usual digital services.

A Green tech technology that saves encrypted data for 40 years, without any source of electrical power. It is designed and manufactured without battery, connector, cloud and plastic. The device recovers energy through the NFC signal of the Android phone it is paired with. The latter serves only as an HMI & M2M terminal. Recyclable, the device is solid and waterproof. Extremely durable, it can be sold on the second-hand market after formatting back «factory configuration».

The NFC device works without error between -40° to + 85° C. It offers the user extreme portability of availability of their secrets anywhere, anytime and in any situation.

The solution is designed to preserve extreme anonymity, it leaves no trace of its use or of its user.

In 2019, 100 years after Hugo Alexander Koch’s invention of the first portable electromechanical encryption machine, Jacques Gascuel filed a patent on segmented key authentication. It is based on the principle of Kerckhoffs [2]  according to which the security of a crypto system must be based only on the secrecy of the key and not on that of the algorithm.

In March 2021, after 3 years of research and development, he innovated again by creating the first device dedicated to contactless encryption. The asymmetric and symmetric encryption key mechanism is secured by trust criteria defined at the discretion of an administrator and / or user.

The EviCypher solution allows end-to-end control of data transport, that is, from one EviCypher Card to another EviCypher Card. The encryption key is made up of multiple trust criteria, the origin of which is physical. It is possible to add up to 9 trust criteria to the 3 other criteria generated automatically during the pairing phase. For example, a trust criterion can be a configurable geographic area at the discretion of the person. To use the decryption or encryption key, you must be physically in the predefined zone and validate the 3 other initial trust criteria.

Advantageously, the system deprives cybercriminals of access to the encryption keys by a physical mechanism. Which also makes it a cybersecurity tool to fight identity theft. It can be used to prevent, for example, fraud attacks against the president and to protect against phishing attacks by email in a simple way.

EviCypher is designed to evolve and adapt to existing communication systems such as online or local email services via Thunderbird as well as all instant messaging including SMS & MMS. Unlike messaging systems around the world, messages remain encrypted by default and will be decrypted on demand.

EviCypher Card will be available early May 2021 for pre-order. It can store up to 200 keys for AES256 encryption and up to 4 RSA 2048 keys or 2 RSA 4096 keys.

It is also a password and PIN code manager for secure USB keys EviKey® and secure SSDs EviDisk® made in France by the Syselec Group. It is compatible with EviKeyboard, a virtual keyboard in NFC and Bluetooth version from Freemindtronic.

EviCypher Card is made in Andorra by Freemindtronic.

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[1] EviCypher dispositif NFC de chiffrement de données Médaille Or 2021 des inventions internationales – YouTube

[2] Auguste Kerckhoffs https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principe_de_Kerckhoffs





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Award 2017 MtoM & Embedded System & IoT

Award 2017 MtoM & Embedded System & IoT Freemindtronic winner in the category Electronic Module / Subsystem with the NFC hardware password manager EviTag operates contactless via an NFC phone. 

 
The jury of the international Award 2017 MtoM & Embedded System & IoT competition named Freemindtronic Andorra as the most innovative company in the field of electronic security and subsystems. 
 

2017 MtoM & Embedded System & IoT Award Freemindtronic winner in the category Electronic Module / Subsystem

The EviTag rugged key fob module that also participated in the FIC 2017 award was also presented to the public at the International Cybersecurity Forum in Lille (France) on 24 and 25 January 2017. To learn more about the award, click here.

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http://www.electronique-mag.com/article12494.html

 

Award 2017 MtoM & Embedded System & IoT Freemindtronic Andorra winner in the category electronic module subsystem Jacques Gascuel explains to the public how EviTag hardware password manager working contactless

Award 2017 MtoM & Embedded System & IoT Freemindtronic Andorra winner in the category electronic module subsystem winner jacques gascuel EviTag NFC rugged hardware password manager working contactless

Award 2017 MtoM & Embedded System & IoT Freemindtronic Andorra winner in the category electronic module subsystem picture group winner Jacques Gascuel

Award 2017 MtoM & Embedded System & IoT Freemindtronic Andorra winner in the category electronic module subsystem Christine Bernard Fabrice Castre Jacques Gascuel



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Award RCO 2017 hardware wallet password manager secured contactless

Award RCO 2017 Hardware Wallet password Manager secured contactless with NFC rugged EviTag by Freemindtronic Made in Andorra

Award RCO 2017 Hardware Wallet password Manager secured contactless with NFC rugged EviTag of Freemindtronic Made in Andorra.

The hardware, Air Gap secure, EviTag NFC password manager from the EviAlpha range works without batteries and without contact via an NFC Android phone. It won the RCO Cyber Security 2017 Trophy for the best demonstration of security and safety of sensitive data. The jury composed of Cybersecurity experts, the audience present in the room and viewers of a TV channel that was broadcasting the demonstration live, overwhelmingly nominated the EviTag NFC solution invented by Gascuel Jacques, CEO of Freemindtronic in Andorra.

Discover in the video below the picht of the inventor Jacques Gascuel for the contest of the best cybersecurity system.

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Award FIC 2017 10th Most innovative international startup

Award FIC 2017 10th Most innovative international startup Fullsecure from Freemindtronic Andorra with EviToken Technology


Award FIC 2017 Fullsecure from Freemindtronic is nominated among the 10 finalists of the most innovative companies in Cybersecurity. 
 
The jury of the 9th International Cybersecurity Forum 2017 has nominated EviTag NFC, a NFC hardware password manager that works unlock contactless via an NFC phone. 
 
The EviTag rugged keychain module that participated in the FIC 2017 Award was also presented to the public at the international cybersecurity forum in Lille (France) on 24 and 25 January 2017.
 

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EviTag NFC Rugged hardware password manager won other awards such as the 2017 IoT & Embedded Systems Award. To learn more about this award click here.
 
A trade fair organised with our French industrial partner the Syselec Group. Click here to learn more about our industrial partner.
 



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Finalist contactless services challenge Award 2015 Freemindtronic is nominated among the finalists of the most innovative companies in NFC system service.

3 minutes was not enough to convince the jury on 12 March 2015 at the Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs in Paris Bercy during the Contactless Services Challenge.
 
Freemindtronic heeft echter in 2016 een industriële partner gevonden de Syselec Group om EviKey en EviDisk te industrialiseren en internationaal te distribueren.
 
Freemindtronic won a prestigious award in 2015 at the same venue in Paris Bercy for EviKey and EviDisk. For more information click here.
 
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The jury of the 9th FIC 2015 Distinction Excellence has nominated EviKey NFC Rugged USB Stick & EviDisk  NFC Rugged SSD Sata 3 unlock contactless via an NFC phone. 
 
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The story of the first NFC hardened USB stick EviKey

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The story of the first NFC hardened USB stick EviKey & EviDisk unlockable contactless

The story of the first NFC hardened USB stick EviKey that can be unlocked without contact and invisible computer systems begins with inventor Jacques Gascuel.

EviKey is a contactless USB stick which works via an NFC phone. It already has the principle of EviCypher technology. Indeed, it already carries a multi-criterion automated authentication system. It is the first physical multi-factor authentication (MFA) system that can be administered by an unfalsifiable black box.

Let’s start the story of the first contactless unlockable hardened USB stick created by the inventor, Jacques Gascuel  [1]. He  has implemented technology from his patented inventions internationally. For almost 10 years, he has been deeply convinced that the greatest risk will come from the hyperconnection of access controls and their centralization, under the guise of the public interest. That this risk will be all the greater when the burden of proof is reversed, so that user will be technically and financially unable to absolve himself of this legal responsibility.

The inventor includes in his reasoning for the design of electronic safes that there is a significant risk if the access control system is visible,such as a lockand/or keyboard and/or a screen and/or via software. That the best security in the world is human thinking, in contrast to other digitized biometric systems that can be corrupted. The password derived from human thought is becoming more and more complex to implement, due to the exponential increase in connected calculators. According to the inventor, it is necessary to design an augmented thought of man to oppose his own supercomputers.

A real challenge that the inventor will take up for several years to design electronic safes nomadic inviolable.

In the first phase of his research, he had to answer a first question. Is it possible to create real electronic safes for universal portable use without the use of data encryption? Can we create a universal, hyper-mobile security system that does not use an encryption system but only physical security in the sense of Cybersafety? A system, in fact, that can be used all over the world by people with no particular skill. A solution that is non-intrusive, for everyday use, always secure by default, that does not violate any of the rules of international law, and above all that allows to no longer expose man to the attainment of his physical and/or psychological integrity?

The inventor has entered into a disruptive reasoning of Cybersafety, as opposed to Cybersecurity solutions that refer to digital safes. The inventor believes that Cybersecurity is the physical security of Cybersecurity, which is digital. The inventor, a graduate in industrial electrical engineering, will base his research on the implementation of Cybernetic solutions. How can this physical security approach based on industrial normative elements such as ISA/IEC 62443  mitigate or even prevent an intrusive or non-intrusive cyberattack? The first lead was the implementation of its international patent FullProtect  WO/2010/086552,  a device to monitor and protect the power and/or environment of an electrical device, equipped with a black box. An invention that allows, in particular, to establish, by physical evidence, the implementation of the criteria  MTTF,  MTBF,  MTTR and establish the TDM index . To learn more about the features and added values of an electronic safe click HERE.

The inventor’s idea is to find a way to prevent, or greatly limit, the possibility of calculating machines. The inventor imagines an autonomous, unconnected electronic safe that uses various physical, analog, logical, digital, use and legal factors that combined make it extremely complicated, computing by the machine. This will require a physical brute force attack on this electronic safe.

The inventor then designed the first MFA Offline Cyber-sterity system to assist man and allow him to defend himself against his own quantum calculators.

We will tell you the story of the birth of the electronic safe of inventor Jacques Gascuel.

The inventor assumes that the only indisputable, and undisputed, way to secure access controls is that they are never connected and totally autonomous, under the control of the man and/or the legal person.

Such an implementation would make a physically remote attack physically impossible. It talks about the principle of the physical electronic safe unconnected MFA, which implies a proximity to open the door of the electronic safe. According to the very principle of an electronic safe, this system must form a block, without any door other than that locked by an access control, via a code defined by the user. The problem of user authentication remained, and thus the use of the code illegally.

This involved designing an unconnected system, capable of providing a set of factors that would establish the near certainty that it is indeed the user and/or a rightful person.

This risk is increased if this access control is connected to a computer system and/or connected to a local server and/or remote with databases. This is a major breach to carry out attacks via the computer systems where it is connected. This risk increases significantly when access control codes are contained in computer systems and/or remote databases. We all know that they are regularly attacked because they are always accessible from a distance.

The birth of the principle of material invisibility as a physical security component of Cybersecurity

The inventor is aware that the impossibility criterion is a bold claim to be implemented in Cybersecurity. However, if it adds physical security, the foundation of Cybersafety, it makes the solution physically invisible, undetectable and untraceable. Making a physically invisible electronic safe of computer systems has become the preferred focus of the inventor’s research and development.

The term impossibility can legitimately be used, within the limits of the state of the art. Similarly, the inventor considers cyber deterrence to be part of the impossibility factor, especially when the brute force attack means implemented are disproportionate to the interest of the attack. The inventor includes the psychological aspect, …. Doubt! Indeed, consider an attacker who has no certainty of finding the coveted data because it is not directly visible, this will generate a doubt strong enough to be a deterrent. According to this approach, the attacker is also not certain whether the time it will take will not exceed the time it would take the owner of this data to make it obsolete, and therefore worthless for the attacker. The inventor therefore includes doubt as a factor of Cyber Dissuasion in the implementation of the Cybersafety of his electronic safe.

The inventor believes that the absolute security of information systems must be two-headed in the sense that Cybersecurity is the digital component of physical security.

Cybersûreté VS Cybersécurité

Cybersecurity is the physical security in contrast to Cybersecurity which is digital security. This is an approach rarely taken into account in information systems engineering that considers it legitimate that Cybersecurity is outside the realm of Cybersecurity. However, experts in these two spheres of safety agree that the complementarity between safety and security is unquestionably complementary in order to prevent the risk of accidents and/or malicious acts.

Even on the margins in the development of specifications or in the offer of Cybersecurity solutions products and services, Cybersecurity is now essential as digital systems are networked. We are in the era of “hyper-connected.” Cybersafety according to the inventor must also be taken into account from the outset in terms of risk management as defined by various ISO/DIS 34001 (SMS), CNPP 1302 [FR], ISO/IEC 27032 (digital security), ISO/IEC 27001 (SMSI), ISO/IEC 29100, CENELEC 50131-1, 50133-1, 50134-1, 50136-1, 50518-1, IEC 60839-11 [series]. A recurring divide on the interpretation of standards, specifically in their translations of English into French; the word “Security” has been translated as “security” instead of “security” in the sense of physical security. This contributes to the marginalization of the consideration of Cybersafety, and consequently, the distinction between digital safe and electronic safe.

The implementation of the electronic safe has created technological locks to be lifted

How to design a physically invisible access control, totally autonomous in electrical energy, disconnected from computer systems, disconnected from any type of network? The inventor’s idea is to design a system that is physically isolated from computer systems. It seems impossible to attack what doesn’t physically exist, either remotely or nearby.

How can this approach be implemented?

To implement the theory of invisibility, it was necessary to be able to oppose an intrusive and/or non-intrusive brute force attack. The inventor had to find a way to resist physical attacks, especially on the electronics of access control, without reducing the speed of data transfer on the USB port and SATA. The inventor then devised an electronic system with many countermeasures against physical attacks. It is a system that locks access to the contents of the memories, permanently depending on the level of attack detected. The inventor finds a patented, military-grade resin to coat all the electronics, leaving only the USB or SATA connectors. Hardened to the extreme, close to steel, the electronic safe is now equipped with a shell capable of withstanding various mechanical stresses of several tons, thermal or acidic. Attempting to remove the shell is taking the risk of triggering the countermeasures, but also of irreversibly destroying the memories.

Hardening the electronic safe has spawned other technological locks

The complete coating of the electronic card makes it impossible to repair in case of electrical, thermal, component or assembly defects. This makes it very complex to diagnose the origin of the defect automatically, and be able to access from the outside, without going through the USB and SATA connectors. This is where the Fullprotect invention comes into play, an intelligent asymmetrical circuit breaker with a black box that traces any type of electrical, environmental and/or use event. This electronic safe is then equipped with a system of electric multi-protections by automatic galvanic insulation on the power supply, with electrostatic protection on the exchange of data via the USB port or SATA, making the whole resistant to surges. Another three-point thermal environment self-protection device is capable of self-locking the electronic safe, when the temperature is above 70 degrees.

These electronic devices are coupled with the Cybersafety system, which has several advantages. The controlled galvanic insulation protects electrical hazards and insulates it from computer systems, making the electronic safe undetectable. An intelligent maintenance system is then embedded in the system. Its mission is to prevent the electronic safe from being used in temperatures that could damage the electronics. The same device is also used to detect a thermal brute force attack on three points. This type of physical intrusive brute force attack involves exceeding the thermal resistance by more than 220oC.  Such an attack will in fact result in the destruction of electronic components, especially memory, irreversibly. Thanks to the implementation of the Fullprotect invention in these electronic chests, an unfalsifiable black box is present to preserve the various traces of these events and constitute an opposable physical proof.

How do I lift the MFA’s energy autonomy locks?

For the inventor, one last important problem remained to be solved: how, without a source of electrical energy, without using the electrical energy provided by the USB or SATA port, physically administer the access control through the coating and the case?

The solution found by the inventor is THAT of STMicroelectronics’ NFC technology in industrial version, NFC ISO/IEC 15693, which runs without battery, powered via a NFC-enabled Android-enabled computer (Smartphone). In addition, this component incorporates the recovery of energy capable of powering on-board subsystems, including the access control system. These industrial components have many other advantages. They have electronically secure non-volatile memory that can hold stored data for at least 40 years without an electrical source. They also allow 1 million cycles of writing per memory block, without error.

The mobile contactless electronic safes with black box were created under the technological name EviKey One NFC and EviDisk One NFC, under the trademarks of the inventor,  EviKey® for the USB stick and  EviDisk® for the 2.5-inch 7mm Sata III SSD.

But, beyond being able to dynamically carry out all types of actions via contactless technology, a new problem has beenborn, the Cybersecurity of the use of electronic safes. Indeed, it is necessary to have an Android/NFC smartphone to use the electronic safe. However, the smartphone is connected to it, thus exposed to the risk of remote attacks and/or proximity on the exchange of data via the NFC signal.

The Evikey NFC solution receives the 2014-2015 “Connected Object” Package with its Physical Cybersafety technology in a USB stick on November 24, 2014 in Paris Bercy. This innovation is twice nominated for the Boarding Assises: “critical on-board system” and “connected object.” This National Trophy recognizes the connected object project that has provided the most innovative service to the general public or professionals.

Paris Bercy 2014 : https://www.entreprises.gouv.fr/numerique/trophees-embarque-2014 (this page has been removed https://www.entreprises.gouv.fr)

The “Assises de l’Embarqué.fr: http://www.assisesdelembarque.fr/trophees-de-lembarque/trophees-de-lembarque-2014

Captronic : https://www.captronic.fr/Les-laureats-des-Trophees-de-l-embarque-2014.html

Electronic Press (http://www.electroniques.biz):

Embedded Trophies 2014: six companies rewarded for their innovations

lembarque.com : Freemindtronic EviKey Evidisk won the 2014 Embedded Technology Awards 

The inventor had to find other systems to increase the Cybersecurity and “Cybersecurity” of MFA access control for its mobile electronic safes

The various problems to be solved are known and bring up technological locks. How do I protect the access control of an attack from the smartphone? How to identify the hardware used and authenticate the right or user to unlock the electronic safe, knowing that the smartphone is connected and can be very easily corrupted? How do I detect a brute force attack on the NFC? How can I prevent listening to the NFC signal to pick up the information? How can you physically prevent a malicious person or robot from accessing the electronic safe? How do I prevent a keylogger-type attack? How can I prevent the code from being entered on the smartphone screen? How do I limit the number of code tests, even in unlocked mode? How do I identify the electronic safe in a no-use area? How to give the illusion that the electronic safe is broken? How can the electronic safe be used on a daily basis without the burden of security or even the cause of a loss of productivity? How do you detect the end of the use of the electronic safe without having access to the data flow? How do you systematically lock the electronic safe without taking the risk of damaging the data? How do you give up a passcode that you think is corrupt? How do I create a temporary passcode? How do you put all the information back from the black box to serve as physical evidence? How do you simply plot the geolocation of the use of the passcode and the type of code used? How do I notify the user, even if the electronic system fails, the origin of the malfunction? How do I tell the user how long it will take to use memory without error? How can we ensure that the electronic safe is never obsolescent in time? Finally, could this solution save a life?

The inventor has found an answer to all these and many other questions, thanks to another of his patents, Fullsecure[2]  , a stand-alone wireless access control system.

One of the most important challenges remained, the simplicity of use

The inventor’s goal is to offer individual, self-secure, unconnected, obsolescence-free, always accessible, extremely accessible, mobile, very simple to use on a daily basis, for personal and/or professional use, without financial commitment, without a license, multi-station, untraceable and undetectable.

He wanted to offer his owner the least intrusive electronic safe in the world, without drivers and software to install in his computer. An electronic safe compatible with all Windows, Linux, iOS, Raspbian, OS2, Android (OTG) operating systems that use a USB port.

A hardened electronic safe designed to last until the natural end of the components’ life. Multi-protection systems against electrical, electrostatic, thermal, mechanical, immersion in liquid, dust, ultraviolet light, heat source, magnetic field, X-rays.

An electronic safe with a black box that tells the user, in real time, the state of its physical functioning, capable of self-diagnosis and informing the user of the origin of the defect.

The freedom to adapt the level of security of these electronic safes to suit exposure to risk

A system freely set up by the user, via an administrator password, allows you to choose how to unlock the electronic safe. It can also be used in unlocked mode. In the latter case, the user uses his electronic safe in an environment where he feels there is no risk. It uses its EviKey®  or EviDisk® as a standard USB stick or SSD.

How do you make Cybersafety non-binding for the user to avoid being tempted or forced to use another unsecured system?

The inventor believes that the use of safety, when it is binding, generates counter-productivity and is naturally circumvented by man. In fact, the inventor has planned different scenarios that allow the man to change the unlock mode very easily. Man is therefore empowered to adapt the level of security of his electronic safe according to his exposure to risks. When the risk is zero, the man must be able to leave the electronic safe always unlocked. This point eliminates the risk of counter-productivity. This mode allows the man to have the comfort of using a standard USB stick or external disk.

A free mode of Cybersafety by use control

The mere fact that the electronic safe is permanently unlocked creates a risk to the use, because the contents of the electronic safe are always exposed, especially when the sensitive data is not encrypted. The inventor therefore took into account this problem of exposure to the risk of connected data via a removable medium. The right balance had to be struck between safety and comfort of use.

A major constraint for the inventor: the inability to access the fully deconstructive data flow of the MFA access control system and the absence of a battery excluding the use of a clock.

The inventor’s idea was the implementation of a timer in correlation with the Cybersafety system and the black box. The user defines a time, in seconds, during which the Cybersafety system counts, via Fullprotect’s electrical analysis device, the data flow. Thus, when the countdown is reached, the electronic vault is auto-locked and the data stream is inactive.

Thanks to this method, the inventor found the right balance in usage. A system that detects when the electronic safe is not used to self-lock. It is the user who defines how long the electronic safe remains unlocked. The user will need to identify himself to unlock the electronic safe.

With this feature, the user can adjust the use of the electronic safe to his environment, while maintaining a level of self-safety over time. A time that is automatically interrupted when the electronic safe is disconnected from the USB or SATA port. In the same way if the power of the USB or SATA port is disabled by the computer system.

Let’s discover the different ways of unlocking these electronic safes designed by the inventor

A mode that requires the entry of a password to unlock the electronicsafe. A proprietary secure keyboard is used with randomly changing keys, which has the effect of combating malware that records key inputs to the Keylogger type keyboard. This system also helps to limit the risk of visual corruption when entering the password (a person looking over your shoulder for example). Indeed, it is very complex to remember the order of keys that change randomly. In addition, this system allows you to participate in the authentication of a person.

Another mode allows you to unlock the electronic safe without the need to enter the password. After recording the identity of their smartphone in the electronic safe (pairing procedure), the user can unlock it by simply presenting his smartphone to the electronic safe, without contact. The user has the ability to register up to three smartphones.

These two modes can be used interchangeably, this has some advantages. Consider two users, one has knowledge of the password and the other does not. But the latter can unlock the electronic safe with his NFC smartphone, without entering the password.

This is a convenience to avoid having to enter a password or to manage two user profiles, one of which uses only the password. However, this comfort does not cover the risk when the smartphone and electronic safe are stolen or lost together. The electronic safe can then be unlocked without the need to enter the password. To cover this risk, the inventor has planned a multi-factor mode that includes three elements: the pairing key, the smartphone’s identity and the password; the concept of a simplified physical blockchain was born.

The safety of using the electronic safe

Let’s imagine a user on the move, which implies that the level of risk is very high. It must be able to choose the highest and, indeed, most restrictive mode of security. The user leaves the comfort of unlocking with his smartphone without a password, to include a multi-factor control chain in case of theft and/or loss of the electronic safe and/or his smartphone. In case of theft or loss of the electronic safe, the malicious person will have to guess the pairing key, the identity of the paired smartphone and the password. Knowing that after 3 unsuccessful tests, the electronic safe is temporarily blocked and that the maximum allowed test is 13 before a permanent blockage.

Cybersafety against the violation of human physical and/or psychological integrity

The inventor asked himself about the risk of an attack on the physical and/or psychological integrity of an electronic safe user in order to obtain the password?

The inventor’s idea was that the electronic safe must have an advanced system of administration and user management, permanent or temporary. The administrator of the electronic safe has the option to assign a specific passcode to the user of the electronic safe, without him being able to know the administrator password.

The emergency feature called “user password forgetlessness” is born, which allows a user to delete their password. This emergency system can be activated at any time, very quickly, if it feels that its password is corrupt or that it can be corrupted. In fact, only the administrator will be able to recreate a new user password. This is the birth of the physical blockchain simplified by use. A disruptive approach to the use of oblivion in the value chain of Cybersafety as a physical barrier. This protects the physical and/or psychological integrity of the man vis-à-vis an attacker who wishes to obtain the user’s password against his consent.

Imagine an investigative journalist who goes on a mission abroad to interrogate opponents of a dictatorial regime. The information collected by the journalist is digitally housed in the electronic vault. Such information may impair the physical integrity of the interviewees or the journalist. How can the journalist resist a physical and psychological constraint not to give the password to access the electronic safe? The inventor has found a solution! If the user no longer has access to the password because he has voluntarily abandoned it, and this fact is known to the attacker, it will be useless to try to obtain from the user the administrator password that he never knew about. Only the editor (administrator) has the power to unlock the electronic safe. This does not remove the risk that the attacker will remotely pressure the editor to obtain the admin password. However, the objective is achieved, the one where the attacker has no interest in attacking the journalist. And at the same time, the digital data in the electronic safe remains locked in access. The attacker will have to be able to force the electronic safe to access the data it contains.

This case demonstrates the clear role of the importance of cybersecurity vis-à-vis Cybersecurity, the first flaw of which would be humans. On closer inspection, the inventor’s innovations put man at the center of his own enhanced security in the face of malicious attacks by man or his machines.

Cybersafety by physical silos

The inventor performed a physical silo of the rights holders, i.e., an administrator profile and user profiles, indeterminate or limited-time. There is talk of an additional factor to unlock the electronic safe, so as to block any attempt to pair the electronic safe with another smartphone. The power of Cybersafety makes it physically impossible to simply connect with the electronic safe without the pairing key. Even if the pairing key is corrupted, you also need to know the administrator and/or user password to unlock the electronic safe.

The traceability of events by unfalsifiable embedded black box, accessible without contact via the smartphone

The inventor took into account the burden of physical proof in the legal sense of the term, capable of opposing other forms of evidence constituted in a numerical way; which can be manipulated. This is one of the aspects claimed in the internationally extended Fullprotect patent.

Thus, the inventor has integrated in his electronic safe a black box that traces all types of events, which depending on their importance are recorded, such as an attempt to attack physical or digital brute force.

Such a recording in the black box of the electronic safe is not without consequences in the implementation of countermeasures imagined by the inventor whose secrets he does not reveal.

The most extreme consequence is to render the electronic safe irreversibly unusable.

Intrusive and non-intrusive brute force countermeasures

The inventor considered several aspects of brute force attack targeting cyber safety.

Dismissing non-intrusive brute force attacks was quick. It was more complex for the physical attacks of the man of the trade, the electronics engineer.

With regard to non-intrusive attack, the inventor excluded the use of encryption systems in the implementation of Cybersafety, rendering it unnecessary to use thermal, magnetic, electrical, electromagnetic or radio frequency analysis to try to guess the encryption system used. Indeed, the security system is completely independent of the digital support of the electronic vault where digital data is stored. This system is completely autonomous in electrical energy, without battery, and has only one input and exit, the industrial NFC system. This excludes all these forms of brute force attacks.

Remains the physical brute force attack that involves being in contact with the electronics of the electronic safe. An extremely strong resin and very sticky to the components makes it very dangerous to remove the resin without irreversibly damaging the electronic system, especially the memory. Traps have been built to detect intrusions and cause the electronic safe to be permanently locked through the black box.

The digital brute force attack remained to unlock or activate denial of services. The inventor also predicted these cases of species.

All these attempts are managed and activate countermeasures that block this type of attempt.

In the case of a robotic attack the attacker must create algorithms that take into account random physical variables related to physical elements specific to the electronic components used. This makes it almost impossible to create an algorithm capable of guessing these time factors, some of which are variables derived from random physical elements that depend on various thermal, electrical and usage factors.

To maintain a known use of the public, the inventor uses a system used for bank cards or SIM cards of phones.

In this case, three tests (PIN and/or mobile) are authorized to unlock the electronic safe.

After 3 unsuccessful attempts, access is blocked for 15 minutes. The event is recorded in the black box that activates the light signaling of the electronic safe (two green and blue LEDs flash alternately).

The inventor added the requirement to leave the electronic safe connected to the USB or SATA port during the locking period. Any disconnection involves reseating the countdown. This forces the attacker to leave the robot connected to the key. The Cybersafety system has a very precise electrical analysis system; any positive or negative change results in the meter being reset.

After these first 15 minutes it is possible to try again. If the entered password is correct, the electronic safe unlocks and the test counter is reset. The event is kept in the black box. If the PIN or mobile is not correct, the electronic safe is blocked again for 30 minutes this time. With each new error, the delay is multiplied by 2.

This implementation, conceived by the inventor, was intended to deter an attacker from generating a denial of services, i.e., to prevent the user of the electronic safe from using it permanently.

Thus, the attacker will have to wait a few months to be able to seize the 13th unsuccessful test, and thus make the electronic safe permanently locked.

Visionary the cyber-safety of these electronic safes in the service of BYOD, CYOD, COPE already compatible before the birth of the RGPD

Meaning BYOD acronyms “Bring Your Personal Device,”  CYOD  “Choose Your Company-Approved Personal Device,”  COPE  “your personal device purchased by the company.”

10 years earlier, the visionary inventor took into account the problem of the use of private equipment for professional use, which posed a problem related to the privacy of mobile data of various origins, both private and professional or computer systems.

BYOD, CYOD and COP are not framed in the same way at the legal level, which complicates the implementation of the security charter in a company, especially on mobile data such as USB sticks and external discs connected via a USB port. The latter poses a greater risk due to the memory capacity of several terra Bytes.

The use of data encryption is recognized as the only way to secure the data. But the reality is different in the use and security of passwords, encryption keys and/or decryption.

The inventor knows that in everyday use, the complexity of implementing a trusted encryption system is time-consuming, which reduces productivity. In fact, humans bypass the problem by using the unsecured BYOD to transport sensitive data. Similarly, the password entered to decrypt may be corrupted by various brute force attack and/or espionage.

The inventor wonders how to ensure that the Cybersafety system is able to independently cover all these risks? To solve this problem, first, he splits the types of uses into two: an individual use that he identifies as “Premium” and a collective use that he identifies as “Pro”.

Then he comes to the conclusion that the electronic safe is upstream of the backup of the mobile or fixed data, making it a common core. Thus, the mere fact that the principle of the operation of the electronic safe is closed by default and that a password is required to access the data, whether encrypted or not, constitutes a common physical barrier to all these uses. In fact, it is enough to manage the type of use and their use rights.

The professional version was born, which has a separate administration system for users of the electronic safe and an individual version whose administrator is also the sole user.

In case of loss or theft, the electronic safe is always locked which prevents access to the data it contains whether it is private or professional.

Thus, regardless of the choice of the company, CYOD, BYOD or COPE, the inventor’s electronic safes are legitimately compatible with the rules of law in force, notably with the RGPD and the decree 2018-418 of May 19, 2018 coming into force on January 1, 2019. (See on LinkedIn the article of June 13, 2018 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/pourquoi-les-coffres-forts-%C3%A9lecttronics-nfc-offline-de-gascuel)

As part of a COPE use, the company has a function that allows it to administer a profile of the use of the electronic safe that is required of the permanent and/or temporary user. The black box traceability, allows the administrator to have a history of use, some of which are geo-located.

A 100% stealth mode can be activated by disabling LEDs. In fact, the locked electronic safe, undetectable computer systems, simulates the symptoms of a USB stick that doesn’t work. Similarly, the extinction of LEDs makes it possible not to visually indicate that readings or writings are carried out with the electronic safe. Conversely, the choice of colors, and/or the extinction of one of the LEDs, makes it possible to identify the electronic safe among others. This mode is also convenient for viewing the use of an electronic safe in a prohibited or authorized area. Let’s take the example of an entire service that uses keys whose LED flashes pink when writing or reading data, if the manager sees a key flashing yellow, he will know that this key is an intruder.

The inventor aware of the problems related to the use of USB sticks and external discs in the company has provided a concrete response with the use of his electronic safes.

It was up to the inventor to lift the last locks! How can we make the connection to electronic safes universal to any type of computer system?

Finally, the inventor had to find a way to be as intrusive as possible, when the electronic vault is connected to a particularly professional computer system that prevents the installation of unauthorized software by the information systems manager.

This problem was naturally solved when the separation of the security system and the non-volatile physical memory where the data is housed was implemented.

Indeed, since the security of the electronic safe is separated from the support, there is no need to secure the USB port or the SATA of the SSD disk, so there is no need to install security software on a computer system. In fact, all computer systems that use a USB or SATA port are immediately compatible with safes. No need for drivers or software to install for these electronic safes. This allows to respect the security constraints imposed by the company, while remaining under the control of the user.

The inventor, perfectionist, uses the speed of analog electronics systems to secure the operation of Android applications

The inventor designed two separate applications that work in the volatile memory of the NFC smartphone. FullKey NFC for EviKey NFC Pro and EviDisk NFC Pro and FullKey NFC Premium for EviKey NFC Premium and EviDisk NFC Premium. The inventor used the extreme speed of analog systems and radio frequency to exchange passwords to unlock these safes. This is a machine-to-machine (M2M) transfer between the smartphone’s NFC and the electronic safe NFC.

An intelligent physical cyber safety system is implemented at various points in electronic design to combat brute force attacks that seek to copy the weft of a radio wave produced by the NFC signal:

  • a steering branch,
  • an energy recovery management system,
  • A single peer-to-peer NFC hooking system by pairing key,
  • self-locking electronic vault memories on data exchange,
  • analysis of the electrical energy recovered by the smartphone’s NFC signal,
  • management of the speed of data transfer on NFC signal,

This listening is extremely complex to achieve because of the proximity that must exist between the smartphone and the electronic safe and the fact that the exchange of data is impulse and totally random.

Offline e-mail safes

The inventor had an unstoppable idea to fight against listening to the NFC signal! Desynchronization when unlocking the electronic safe. It adds a new variable: the unpredictable! In fact, the user can unlock his electronic safe without needing to be connected to a USB or SATA port. In fact, an attacker cannot use a computer system and/or power source as a cue to perform his listening. This effectively excludes the use of espionage. Indeed, the unlocking can be carried out anywhere, anytime, in any situation (even underwater), it physically stops any attempt to listen to the NFC signal from the inventor’s electronic safe.

Cybersecurity of Fullkey NFC Pro and Premium applications

The inventor has no confidence in the resilience of a brute force attack on applications developed on Android. In fact, it has taken into consideration immediately in its innovations that its applications can be corrupted in seconds by experts. In fact, he designs applications with a relisence criterion equal to ZERO. Thus, if the application is corrupted, no sensitive information can be used to successfully unlock the electronic safe.

The finding of the implementation of Cybersecurity for the benefit of cybersecurity of electronic safes

The mere fact of not being able to connect to the electronic safe without a pairing key is enough to establish that the inventor’s electronic safe meets all the criteria of Cyber safety.

The simple fact of not being able to unlock the electronic safe without a password, and the fact that the passwords are physically in electronics, it is also not possible to establish a connection with the electronic safe.

The inventor goes all the way to the end of the reasoning of cybersafety by black box: an on-board after-sales service and the management of obsolescence

Obviously, no doubt, never has a USB stick or an SSD been able to inform their user in real time of any type of events, including brute force attacks and to self-diagnose the state of operation of the electronic safe as well as the origin of an electronic, environmental, embedded system, use and attack intrusive or non-intrusive brute force.

Of course, all this will be true, until Jacques Gascuel’s patents fall into the public domain.

Finally, the black box allows the manufacturer, as well as the user, to know the origin of the anomalies, but not only. A flash memory usage counter is built in to estimate the risk of writing or reading errors. The aim is for the inventor to give the user the opportunity to have a trusted benchmark on his ability to retain information without error in the electronic safe. Indeed, flash memories have all the natural wear and tear due to writing that includes data erasure. This is an approximation that varies according to the memories used in the manufacture of electronic safes.

About the company

Jacques Gascuel’s patents are managed by Freemindtronic SL in Andorra.

Electronic safes are currently manufactured in France under an exclusive manufacturing and distribution license for France awarded to the SYSELEC Group in Occitanie (France).

These NFC hardened USB stick EviKey ® and NFC hardened SSD EviDisk® electronic safes are available from Freemindtronic partner’s.

You want to know more about how it works, you can view the usage guides

Fullkey Plus Android app from Freemindtronic Andorra:  https://youtu.be/ckIc7PwedaE

You can also use secret keepers with  EviCypher technology to manage and unlock EviKey  USB sticks and EviDisk SSDs.  Automatically administer and manage  your pairing keys, administrator, user and guest passwords.

[1]  Jacques Gascuel owns various patents. The PATENT WO/2010/086552 published internationally since 2010 for the technology called Fullprotect, a monitoring and protection device for power and/or environmental of an electrical device equipped with an unfalsifiable black box device. And the 2017/129887 WO/2017 patent for the technology called Fullsecure, a wireless electronic access control device with multi-factors of authentication.

[2] Patent called Fullsecure NO.  WO/2017/129887  published in 2017 for the technology called Fullsecure, a wireless electronic access control device with multi-factors of administrative authentication.