State Department
A stolen signing key opened about 60,000 government emails.
KAVRA · Compromise-Resilient Computing
Breached doesn’t mean beaten.
KAVRA keeps computing safe when the host is breached. It moves trust out of the blast zone: keys and signing authority live in separate silicon, so a breached computer can ask, but it can’t sign.
- Your keys stay out of reach, even on a breached machine.
- Works beside the security tools you already run.
- Every blocked attempt leaves evidence for auditors, insurers and boards.
Breach-resilientKeeps computing safe when the host is breached
Post-quantum readyBuilt for the CNSA 2.0 era
Retrofit, not redesignWorks with the systems you already run
The problem
Thieves don’t break in. They log in and take the key.
Once an attacker is inside with a valid login, every tool that trusts the computer trusts them too, and the keys go with it.
That’s why budgets keep climbing and the breaches keep coming. 22% of breaches start with stolen credentials (Verizon DBIR 2025), and AI has cut the time from a published flaw to a working exploit to under a day.
Defense data center
Intruders sat on a file server for nine months, reaching Social Security numbers.
Bybit
$1.5 billion gone in one theft, attributed by the FBI to North Korea.
US AI labs
Billions of tokens pulled out through real, paid accounts.
None of these needed broken math. Each one needed a valid login.
Who’s exposed
Every institution that runs on digital trust has something it can’t afford to lose.
Regulated industries first. Here’s what sits within reach today, and what KAVRA is designed to change.
Defense and national security
At risk
Mission-system signing keys and command approvals, on computers adversaries spend years trying to own.
With KAVRA
Keys and approvals stay out of reach of a compromised computer, with every attempt on the record.
Government agencies
At risk
Email signing keys and citizen records. One stolen key opened about 60,000 State Department emails.
With KAVRA
Signing keys stay where an intruder can’t copy them.
Critical infrastructure
At risk
Commands that open valves, switch power and move trains, issued from operator workstations.
With KAVRA
Critical commands protected even if a workstation is taken over.
Banking, payments and digital assets
At risk
Transaction and wallet signing keys. One theft took $1.5 billion.
With KAVRA
Payment and wallet keys stay out of reach, and blocked attempts are recorded.
Healthcare and hospital systems
At risk
Admin credentials, backups and the signing keys behind patient records, on workstations intruders reach first.
With KAVRA
Backup and admin keys protected, with a record of every blocked attempt.
Insurance, payroll and employment
At risk
Policyholder data, Social Security numbers, bank details and payroll runs for thousands of people.
With KAVRA
The most sensitive records and payment changes protected, even on a breached machine.
A strong fit if
- A compromised computer could sign, pay, command or release something you can’t take back.
- You already run Zero Trust and want protection that holds after a breach.
- You face the CNSA 2.0 gate, or need a post-quantum plan for your most sensitive five percent of data.
Probably not yet if
- You want one more dashboard or alert feed.
- Nothing you run would be costly if a single machine were taken over.
- You need a fully certified, off-the-shelf product this quarter.
How KAVRA works
Only the vault can sign.
KAVRA plugs into the machines you already own and keeps your keys and signing authority out of an attacker’s reach, even after they’re in with valid credentials.
The host requests. The vault decides.
A different layer
You can’t stop every breach. You can stop it from doing damage.
| Security on or above the host | KAVRA | |
|---|---|---|
| The question | How do we keep them out? | What must stay trustworthy after they get in? |
| Where keys live | In host memory, a shared HSM rack, or someone else’s data center | Out of an attacker’s reach, under your control |
| After a valid login | The session is trusted, and the attacker can use the keys | The keys still can’t be taken |
| Post-quantum readiness | Swap the algorithm; the keys stay where they were | NIST post-quantum algorithms, CNSA 2.0-aligned |
| Your existing stack | Add another tool, or redesign the board | Keep it. KAVRA works beside what you run and strengthens your Zero Trust strategy |
What you get
You can keep operating on a computer you no longer fully trust.
Contain the breach
A taken-over computer doesn’t hand over your keys. You can’t stop every breach, but you can stop it from doing damage.
Prove what happened
A record of every protected and every blocked action, for auditors, insurers and boards.
Meet the 2027 gate
Built on NIST’s post-quantum standards for the CNSA 2.0 deadline.
Hold your own keys
Keys stay on hardware you control, not in a vendor’s cloud. Nobody else holds a copy.
Keep your stack
No rip-and-replace and no board redesign. KAVRA works beside the tools you already run.
Stay current
Algorithms update in the field as standards change.
Who built it
Built by someone who spent his career getting into other people’s systems.
Frank Mitchell, KAVRA’s inventor and Aset’s co-founder, CEO and CTO, started as a US Navy cryptologist, then served as chief technologist at HPE, Boeing and Northrop Grumman.
He built KAVRA because he knows where attackers go first: the keys. The invention is done, and first production hardware is in bring-up.
Built
Working platform running NIST post-quantum algorithms. First production hardware in bring-up.
Patent pending
U.S. patent applications filed.
Certified
CMMC Level 2 final certification and SDVOSB status through MobilALLY. Export classified.
Validating
Accepted as a validated vendor for US Air Force battle-lab experimentation. Independent evaluation at a university crypto lab.
Piloting
Paid-pilot talks under way in healthcare and insurance.
What isn’t done yet, we say first: KAVRA doesn’t hold an algorithm certificate yet, and certification is the next step. We say “CNSA 2.0-aligned” until a certificate number exists.
Ways to work with us
Start with the five percent you can’t afford to lose.
Every engagement starts with a two-phase pilot. Phase A proves it on a replica. Phase B proves it in your environment.
For organizations
Two-phase pilot
Phase A · About 8 weeks
- We map what an intruder could reach in your environment.
- We run a before-and-after attack on a replica in our lab. No hardware on your network.
Phase B · About 90 days
- KAVRA goes on one bounded, low-risk segment of your environment.
- Your own pen-test firm tries to beat it, against acceptance criteria agreed in advance.
- You get the evidence: what was attempted, what was blocked, what held.
For partners
Partner program
- Cybersecurity OEMs: design KAVRA into your hardware or appliances.
- VARs and integrators: add breach-resilient protection to the stacks you already sell.
- Infrastructure providers: offer hardware-held keys as part of your platform.
- Joint pilots with your customers, regulated industries and defense first.
- Government buyers: buy direct through MobilALLY, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.
NDA first
Technical detail is shared only under NDA, before anything sensitive changes hands.
Evidence, not adjectives
A pilot is built to prove something specific, with the criteria written down in advance.
No claims past the certificate
We sell toward certification, never past it. We say “can’t take the keys,” never “unhackable.”
Why now
The deadline is written down.
Attackers are carrying off locked data today and waiting for quantum computers to open it. The rules have caught up: once post-quantum is mandated, adoption isn’t optional.
Attackers break inAttackers log in: 22% of breaches start with stolen credentialsVerizon DBIR 2025
Weeks to weaponize a flawAI cuts the time from published flaw to working exploit to under a day
Upgrade somedayFrom 1 Jan 2027, new national security system purchases must meet CNSA 2.0 (ML-KEM-1024, ML-DSA-87). Federal deadlines follow in 2030–2031NSA CNSA 2.0
Refresh on schedulePost-quantum rules are already forcing early hardware refreshes, the only upgrade in Gartner’s latest security forecastGartner, Information Security Forecast 3Q26
Questions
What people ask first.
Is KAVRA a Zero Trust product?
No. Zero Trust is a strategy, and a good one. KAVRA strengthens it by protecting what matters most even when a computer is already compromised.
Do I have to replace my security stack?
No. KAVRA sits beside what you run today. Your existing tools keep doing their jobs.
Does this make my computers unhackable?
No, and we don’t claim that. A breach can still happen, and a hijacked host can still send commands your policy allows. What changes is that it can’t take the keys, and every blocked attempt leaves evidence. Breached doesn’t mean beaten.
Is it certified?
Not yet, and we say so first. KAVRA runs NIST’s standardized post-quantum algorithms and is CNSA 2.0-aligned. Certification is the next step, and we’ll say it’s validated when the certificate is issued, not before. Products certified before 2027 will need to revalidate for post-quantum anyway.
Will it work with my environment?
Tell us what you run in the form below and we’ll tell you where it fits.
What does a pilot involve?
Two phases. Phase A, about eight weeks: a before-and-after attack on a lab replica, with no hardware on your network. Phase B, about 90 days: KAVRA on one bounded segment, and your own pen-test firm tries to beat it. Technical detail is shared under NDA.
Who are Aset and MobilALLY?
KAVRA is designed by MobilALLY LLC, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business with CMMC Level 2 final certification. Aset Inc. is KAVRA’s commercial and international company. Government buyers work through MobilALLY; everyone else works with Aset.
Request a briefing
Move trust out of the blast zone.
Tell us what you protect and how you’d like to work with us. We’ll come back to set up a briefing or a pilot scoping call, under NDA if you need one.