Symmetricom announced the availability of its SyncServer S300/S350 SAASM NTP Network Time Server, designed to meet the Global Positioning System (GPS) security requirements of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). The server includes a secure, Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM), GB-GRAM-compliant GPS receiver. The SAASM architecture was selected by the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) to provide the next-generation security functions for GPS authorized military users.

The SyncServer S300/S350 SAASM has been granted security approval by the GPS Wing (GPSW), which confirms the product meets the latest security requirements of the DoD. GPSW has the overall responsibility for controlling the development, production, sale and distribution of GPS SAASM security devices. GPSW security approval is required prior to sale and use of the SyncServer S300/S350 SAASM by authorized customers.

Paul Skoog, Product Marketing Manager for Symmetricom, explains: “with the SyncServer S300/S350 SAASM, we set new standards for security, reliability and versatility in synchronizing the time on mission-critical servers and workstations for DoD networks.”