{"id":5021,"date":"2022-06-27T16:13:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T16:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box2329.temp.domains\/~myexosta\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=5021"},"modified":"2025-11-13T17:51:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:51:42","slug":"northrop-grumman","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.myexostar.com\/knowledge-base\/northrop-grumman\/","title":{"rendered":"Northrop Grumman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-info wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon\">Welcome to Northrop Grumman&#8217;s page! On this page you will find:<br>\u2013 A list of services and applications Exostar provides for Northrop Grumman<br>\u2013 Accepted credentials for Northrop Grumman applications<br>\u2013 Links to learn more about the applications and how to access them<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Exostar Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Exostar provides the following services to Northrop Grumman, click on an application below to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-accordion wp-block-hb-accordion\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__section\" data-ht-blocks-accordion-block-state=\"closed\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__title\"><span>Managed Access Gateway (MAG)<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__contentwrap\">Exostar&#8217;s<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexostar.com\/?ht_kb=mag\">MAG<\/a> is a secure identity and access management cloud service for the Aerospace &amp; Defense industries. With MAG, organizations enjoy benefits like account management, web-based single sign-on user access, and a single place to connect to&nbsp;partner applications.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__section\" data-ht-blocks-accordion-block-state=\"closed\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__title\"><span>Federated Identity Service (FIS)<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__contentwrap\">Exostar&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexostar.com\/?ht_kb=federated-identity-service-fis\">FIS<\/a> is a comprehensive PKI solution that enables full lifecycle management of certificates, strong authentication practices and controlled access to applications through&nbsp;the MAG platform.&nbsp;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.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__section\" data-ht-blocks-accordion-block-state=\"closed\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__title\"><span>Medium Level of Assurance (MLOA) Hardware Token<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__contentwrap\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexostar.com\/?ht_kb=medium-level-of-assurance-mloa-hardware\">MLOA Hardware Token<\/a> 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.&nbsp;You can use these digital certificates to access Exostar\u2019s 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.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accepted Credentials <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In aerospace and defense, the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) is an increasing concern.&nbsp;Companies like Northrop Grumman have done much to combat the APT concern and continue to face these challenges head-on.&nbsp;For Northrop Grumman, the supply chain has become&nbsp;a target for this threat which now requires remediation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-accordion wp-block-hb-accordion\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__section\" data-ht-blocks-accordion-block-state=\"closed\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__title\"><span>Hardware-Based Digital Certificate:<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__contentwrap\">The best way for Northrop Grumman&nbsp;to mitigate APT threats within the supply chain is to require each supplier obtain a hardware-based digital certificate.&nbsp;A digital certificate is an electronic file used to uniquely identify a user prior to accessing online applications &#8211; typically used in conjunction with a username and password.&nbsp;Hardware-based&nbsp;digital certificates consist of your unique digital certificate (electronic file) and small hardware storage device (much like a thumb drive).&nbsp;Northrop Grumman has chosen Exostar as the provider of the hardware-based digital certificates.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__section\" data-ht-blocks-accordion-block-state=\"closed\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__title\"><span>Digital Certificate Benefits:<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-accordion__contentwrap\">Buying a digital certificate from Exostar brings unique benefits:&nbsp;<br>&#8211; Exostar\u2019s digital certificates are accepted across the Aerospace and Defense (A&amp;D) industry.<br>&#8211; You may be asked by other A&amp;D companies to have a digital certificate.&nbsp;Exostar\u2019s digital certificates may be used to access multiple products and services offered by Exostar, various partners and service providers.<br>&#8211; Exostar is currently facilitating transactions for over 70,000 organizations.&nbsp;It\u2019s 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.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon\">Please see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northropgrumman.com\/Suppliers\/Resources\">Resources | Northrop Grumman<\/a> for additional information, including questions regarding Oasis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"is-style-wide wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Northrop Grumman Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-toggle wp-block-hb-toggle\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-toggle__title\"><span>Get Started<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-toggle__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-toggle__contentwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexostar.com\/?ht_kb=northrup-grumman-get-started\">Includes how to register and setup a MAG account<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-toggle wp-block-hb-toggle\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-toggle__title\"><span>Federated Identity Service (FIS)<\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-hb-toggle__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-hb-toggle__contentwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myexostar.com\/?ht_kb=fis-get-started\">Learn more about FIS &amp;  MLOA Hardware Token <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exostar Services Exostar provides the following services to Northrop Grumman, click on an application below to learn more. 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