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Zero Trust Communications

VellumGuard

Node-to-node post-quantum encrypted communications with verifiable trust at every layer. Built for defense, government, and healthcare data sovereignty requirements.

Zero trust architectureNode-to-node trustPost-quantum encrypted transfersAudit trail
The Trust Model

Every node must move through enrollment and authentication before it can exchange anything. Every exchange is recorded for governance.

Enroll the Node
Authorized administrators enroll approved devices, including laptops, edge servers, mission devices, and application endpoints, into the VellumGuard environment.
Authenticate & Authorize
Each node must prove its identity and receive policy authorization before it can communicate with another node.
Exchange Securely
Approved nodes exchange encrypted messages, files, and structured payloads directly with one another.
Audit & Govern
VellumGuard records delivery status, policy decisions, node health, errors, and revocation events for every exchange.
Node identity & encrypted sessions
Message, file & structured data exchange
Local queueing, retry & recovery
Node health telemetry, revocation & audit logging
Government & Defense

Zero-trust node-to-node communications for mission devices and field teams.

VellumGuard is Trove-AI's secure communications layer for controlled exchange between trusted edge nodes, without opening broad network access. In mission environments, laptops, edge servers, mission devices, and application endpoints need to move messages, files, and structured data securely, without giving every device broad network access, relying on a full enterprise collaboration suite, or depending on constant connectivity.

Mission Device Exchange

Secure messaging and file transfer between laptops, edge servers, and mission devices
No broad network access required for either party

Field Team Coordination

Structured data exchange between field teams and command systems
Narrower footprint than a traditional VPN
Local queueing and automatic retry on reconnect

IQ-Family Secure Handoff

Moving cleared data, alerts, or evidence between VisualIQ or DeepSenseIQ nodes and central systems
Policy-governed exchange rather than open network access
Immediate revocation of a compromised or lost device's access

Sample Governance Record

RevokedNode MD-1147

Credentials revoked following device loss report. All pending exchange attempts blocked and logged.

Reviewed by program security officer.

Deployment Scale

Pilot
A handful of nodes within a single unit or team
Program-level
Nodes across a program's devices, servers, and application endpoints
Theater or enclave-wide
Nodes across a deployed environment spanning multiple units or locations
Critical Infrastructure & Utilities

Secure transport between remote sites and central systems, designed for intermittent connectivity.

VellumGuard provides secure node-to-node communication for distributed infrastructure sites with intermittent connectivity. Often paired with DeepSenseIQ, which triages field-collected and live-feed data at the edge, and VisualIQ, which monitors site cameras. VellumGuard is the layer that moves resulting alerts, evidence, and structured data between sites and central systems securely.

Field Crew to Central Handoff

Secure transport of inspection data and structured payloads from field devices to central operations
No broad network access granted to field devices

Remote Site Coordination

Node-to-node exchange between remote sites and regional or central systems
Local queueing during connectivity gaps with automatic retry

DeepSenseIQ Cleared-Data Transport

Secure movement of triaged, cleared data from a remote site to central systems
Policy-governed exchange rather than open network access
Node health monitoring across distributed footprint

Sample Governance Record

FlaggedNode SUB-07-EDGE

No health telemetry reported for 48 hours.

Dispatch or remote diagnostic check before resuming trusted exchange.

Deployment Scale

Pilot
Nodes at a single remote site, such as one substation
Multi-site
Nodes across a regional footprint of remote and manned sites
Regional / utility-wide
Nodes across the full distributed footprint, including central systems
Healthcare: LomaHipe

The secure communications layer within the LomaHipe health data trust.

VellumGuard is integrated into LomaHipe, Trove-AI's sister initiative building a health data trust for secure, verifiable exchange of health data across organizations. Within that trust, VellumGuard governs node enrollment, authentication, and audit for every exchange between participating institutions. Health data trusts require secure, verifiable exchange across organizations that each run their own systems, without granting broad network access between participants.

Institution-to-Institution Exchange

Secure exchange of health data between participating institutions
Exchange scoped to each institution's specific data-sharing agreement

Application Integration

Secure connections between EHR export gateways and institutional integration points
No broad network access granted between institutions' systems

Trust-Wide Governance

Full audit trail of every exchange, policy decision, and node-health event across the trust
Structured onboarding and revocation for participating institutions

Sample Governance Record

BlockedNode INST-14-GATEWAY

Exchange attempt outside the scope of the node's data-sharing agreement.

Logged for trust administrator review.

Deployment Scale

Pilot
A small number of participating institutions exchanging a limited data set
Multi-institution
Multiple participating institutions and their integration gateways
Trust-wide
The full set of institutions and application integration points in the LomaHipe trust
FAQ

Govern every node with VellumGuard

Zero trust at the communications layer. Every node enrolled, authenticated, and audited before a single byte moves.