NUTS Technologies — Digital Body Armor
High-Assurance Data Security · DoD Tradewinds Awardable

Digital
Body
Armor

High Assurance on Data — Anytime, Anywhere

Security that lives inside the data itself — not bolted on around it. NUTS Technologies shrinks the security perimeter down to the data layer, so protection travels with the data across every domain, network, and classification level.

Built-In, Not Bolt-On Crypto-Agile & PQC Ready Zero Trust Data Pillar Multi-Level Security Cross-Domain Interoperability Insider Threat Defense NSA CNSA 2.0 Aligned DoD Tradewinds Awardable Built-In, Not Bolt-On Crypto-Agile & PQC Ready Zero Trust Data Pillar Multi-Level Security Cross-Domain Interoperability Insider Threat Defense NSA CNSA 2.0 Aligned DoD Tradewinds Awardable
4+ SBIR Phase I Awards
2 Tradewinds Awardable Solutions
0 Trusted Perimeters Required
Domains Supported
PQC Post-Quantum Ready
The Core Difference

Built-In.
Not Bolt-On.

Traditional security layers protect the perimeter. When the perimeter fails — and it will — your data is exposed. NUTS Technologies embeds security directly into each data object, so the protection moves with the data, not the infrastructure.



There is no perimeter to defend. No privileged admin to compromise. No infrastructure dependency to exploit. The data is the security boundary.

Bolt-On Security
  • Security depends on the perimeter holding
  • Trusted admin accounts create insider threat risk
  • Data is exposed once extracted from secure environment
  • Cross-domain sharing requires complex gateway architectures
  • Monolithic — one breach, full exposure
  • Hard to migrate to post-quantum cryptography
NUTS Built-In Security
  • Security travels with the data — everywhere it goes
  • Admin access cryptographically blocked at the object level
  • Data governs itself — no perimeter required
  • Cross-domain interoperability by design
  • Modular — compromise limited to individual data objects
  • Cipher-agnostic and PQC-ready by architecture
Why It Matters

The So What

Shrinking the security perimeter to the data layer is not just a technical achievement — it fundamentally changes what's operationally possible in contested, multi-domain, and classified environments.

01
Perimeter Collapses to the Data

The attack surface shrinks from a sprawling network perimeter to individual data objects. Each Nut Capsule is its own hardened vault. Breach one — you get one object. That's it.

02
Carries Its Own Security Profile

Every data object carries its own encryption, access policy, identity binding, and provenance. Security is not location-dependent — it works on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, or in degraded environments.

03
Cross-Domain Interoperability

Data can move across classification levels and coalition networks without compromising its security posture. The capsule enforces access policy cryptographically — no gateway architecture required.

04
Multi-Level Security Domains

Fine-grained cryptographic access control supports MLS data environments. Each user or role only sees what they are cryptographically authorized to see — enforced at the object level, not the network level.

05
Insider Threat Neutralized

Even privileged administrators cannot decrypt data they are not authorized to access. The blast radius of an insider threat is reduced from the entire network to a single data object.

06
High Assurance in Contested Environments

Nut Capsules operate in degraded, disconnected, and denied environments. Data assurance does not depend on network connectivity, centralized key management, or trusted infrastructure being available.

Foundational Technology

The Architecture

Two breakthrough technologies, working together to create cryptographically self-governing data objects.

SDFT
Structured Data Folding with Transmutations

A cipher-neutral, crypto-agile data transformation protocol. SDFT operates independent of any specific cryptographic algorithm, enabling seamless migration to post-quantum cryptography as standards evolve. Validated through NIST SBIR Phase I research. Satisfies NSA CNSA 2.0 requirements.

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Nut Capsules
Cryptographic Self-Governing Data Objects

Created using SDFT, Nut Capsules embed multi-layered encryption, fine-grained access control, identity binding, provenance records, and governance policy directly within each data object. The capsule enforces all policy cryptographically — requiring no external infrastructure to do so.

Result
Modular High Assurance Control — Anywhere Data Travels

Data that protects itself across any environment, any domain, and any classification level. No trusted perimeter. No privileged administrator dependency. No infrastructure lock-in. Security that is structurally embedded in the data — making it assuredly portable, interoperable, and resilient by design.

Mission Applications

Where NUTS Operates

Insider Threat Defense

Block administrator and operator access to sensitive data at the object level. Enforce need-to-know on classified and TS documents in any environment — without disrupting operations. Reduce the insider threat blast radius to individual data objects.

Zero Trust MLS Classified Environments DAF SBIR Validated
Cross-Domain Information Sharing

Enable trusted data exchange across classification levels and coalition networks. The Nut Capsule carries its own access policy — allowing data to move across domains without requiring complex gateway architecture or re-classification workflows.

Cross-Domain Solutions Coalition Networks CUI / ITAR / EAR
Generative AI Security (GAINE)

Protect generative AI request and response data at the edge. Ensure AI-generated data retains its security profile, provenance, and need-to-know enforcement — preventing data leakage, unauthorized sharing, and loss of chain of custody.

Secure AI Edge Security CDAO Tradewinds Awardable
Post-Quantum Cryptography Transition

SDFT's cipher-agnostic architecture enables organizations to migrate to post-quantum cryptographic standards without re-architecting their data security infrastructure. Ciphers are swappable at the module level — by design. Satisfies NSA CNSA 2.0 requirements.

PQC Ready NSA CNSA 2.0 NIST Validated
Why NUTS Technologies

Core Differentiators

Nine structural advantages that cannot be replicated by bolt-on security architectures — because they require security to be built into the data object from the ground up.

  • 01
    Built-In Data Security

    Security embedded at creation — not applied at the boundary. Structural, not situational.

  • 02
    Cryptographic Enforcement of Data Owner Intent

    Policy is enforced by math, not by administrators. Intent cannot be overridden by privilege.

  • 03
    Data-Centric Zero Trust (Data Pillar)

    Fulfills the data pillar of Zero Trust architecture by embedding trust verification directly in each data object.

  • 04
    Fine-Grained Cryptographic Access Control

    Access control at the sub-document level. Users see only what they are cryptographically authorized to see.

  • 05
    Crypto-Agile and PQC Ready

    Algorithm-agnostic by design. Swap ciphers at the module level as quantum threats evolve — no re-architecture required.

  • 06
    Policy, Identity, and Provenance Bound to Data

    Full chain of custody, access history, and governance policy travel with each data object — always.

  • 07
    Portable Across Any Environment

    On-premises, cloud, edge, or fully disconnected — data security does not depend on the environment being secure.

  • 08
    Resilient in Contested Environments

    No infrastructure dependency. Nut Capsules operate in degraded, denied, and disconnected environments.

  • 09
    Data-Defined Networks

    Networks defined by data security policy — not by physical infrastructure boundaries. Enables new architectures for contested environments.

Validated Performance

Past Performance

NIST · SBIR Phase I
Post-Quantum Cryptography Transition

Validated SDFT as a crypto-agile protocol enabling organizations to ease the transition to post-quantum cryptography. Directly supports NSA CNSA 2.0 compliance requirements.

NAVY · SBIR Phase I
Autonomous Certificate Key Management

Developed a self-hosted autonomous Certificate Key Management System — eliminating reliance on centralized key custodians and reducing key stewardship risk.

DAF · SBIR Phase I Open Topic
Insider Threat Defense

Demonstrated insider threat mitigation at the data object layer — enforcing Zero Trust principles at the data pillar and restricting administrator access cryptographically.

DAF · SBIR Phase I Open Topic
Message-Level Crypto-Agility

Validated SDFT for message-level cryptographic agility to future-proof DAF systems against evolving threats — satisfying NSA CNSA 2.0 requirements at the message layer.

DoD Tradewinds CDAO Marketplace
Awardable Status — Two Solutions

GAINE (Generative AI eNcryption at the Edge)  ·  Insider Threat Defense (ITD)

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High Assurance Data Security — Built In, Not Bolted On

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Ready to discuss how NUTS Technologies can support your mission. Reach out to schedule a technical brief or pilot inquiry.

Point of Contact
Sotir Triantafillou, Co-Founder
Defense Inquiries
Address
336 Hazel Ave., Unit 517 · Glencoe, IL 60022
CAGE Code
808H8
UEI
N89NGZMW2CV3
DUNS
080959339
Established
2016
DoW Critical Technology Areas
Strong Alignment
Quantum & Battlefield Information Dominance
Applied Artificial Intelligence (Secure Data for AI)
Operational Alignment
· Cyber & Networks Directorate
· C3BM Leadership
· Electronic Systems Directorate
· Platform One / DevSecOps Ecosystem
· NC3 Program Offices
NAICS Codes
541715 · 541511
541512 · 561990
Marketplace
Tradewinds CDAO
Awardable