Northrop Grumman

Welcome to Northrop Grumman’s page! On this page you will find:
– A list of services and applications Exostar provides for Northrop Grumman
– Accepted credentials for Northrop Grumman applications
– Links to learn more about the applications and how to access them

Exostar Services

Exostar provides the following services to Northrop Grumman, click on an application below to learn more.

Managed Access Gateway (MAG)

Exostar’s MAG is a secure identity and access management cloud service for the Aerospace & Defense industries. With MAG, organizations enjoy benefits like account management, web-based single sign-on user access, and a single place to connect to partner applications.

Federated Identity Service (FIS)

Exostar’s FIS is a comprehensive PKI solution that enables full lifecycle management of certificates, strong authentication practices and controlled access to applications through the MAG platform. FIS minimizes risk and assures resources and intellectual assets are protected over the extended enterprise. Because it is operationally modeled after, and is compliant with CertiPath (the PKI cross-certification bridge) security policies and federal best-practice guidelines, FIS is ideal for enabling sensitive online transactions and secure access to information.

Medium Level of Assurance (MLOA) Hardware Token

The MLOA Hardware Token product includes three digital certificates: identity, encryption, and signature. These certificates are compliant to the Federal PKI standards and cross-certified with the Federal Bridge Certificate Authority. You can use these digital certificates to access Exostar’s Managed Access Gateway (MAG), and the customer applications behind MAG. Additionally, both the US Department of Defense (DoD) and major Aerospace and Defense companies accept these credentials for access to some internal applications or to support digital signing and encryption of email.

Accepted Credentials

In aerospace and defense, the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) is an increasing concern. Companies like Northrop Grumman have done much to combat the APT concern and continue to face these challenges head-on. For Northrop Grumman, the supply chain has become a target for this threat which now requires remediation.

Hardware-Based Digital Certificate:

The best way for Northrop Grumman to mitigate APT threats within the supply chain is to require each supplier obtain a hardware-based digital certificate. A digital certificate is an electronic file used to uniquely identify a user prior to accessing online applications – typically used in conjunction with a username and password. Hardware-based digital certificates consist of your unique digital certificate (electronic file) and small hardware storage device (much like a thumb drive). Northrop Grumman has chosen Exostar as the provider of the hardware-based digital certificates.

Digital Certificate Benefits:

Buying a digital certificate from Exostar brings unique benefits:
– Exostar’s digital certificates are accepted across the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industry.
– You may be asked by other A&D companies to have a digital certificate. Exostar’s digital certificates may be used to access multiple products and services offered by Exostar, various partners and service providers.
– Exostar is currently facilitating transactions for over 70,000 organizations. It’s likely that you or some part of your organization is already engaged with Exostar, thus reducing the time and effort to complete the credentialing process.

Please see Resources | Northrop Grumman for additional information, including questions regarding Oasis.