Specification
Open for implementation.
CABE is specified across a set of publicly-available documents. The core specifications define the essential protocol; additional specifications extend it for specific use cases.
Core Specifications
CABE-ARCH
CABE Architecture
Base architecture specification.
CBES
CABE Baseline Envelope Structure
Core envelope encapsulation format for CABE-protected messages.
CKAP
CABE Key Access Protocol
The protocol used by CABE clients to interact with a CABE Key Server and the reference architecture of CABE Key Servers.
Additional Specifications
CFAR
CABE Federation and Resilience
Defines an architecture for operation of multi-Key Server CABE domains including federation, high availability, and resilient operation in DDIL environments.
CABE-ACP240
NATO ACP240 Attribute Mapping
Defines an isomorphic mapping between NATO ACP240 information classification labelling and CABE Attribute Sets.
CABE-ASSOC
CABE Associated Messaging
An ultra-low-overhead encryption format for efficiently transporting large numbers of small units of information — even a single byte — in the context of a CABE Base Message.