<s>
The	O
Interactive	B-Device
Link	I-Device
is	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
products	O
designed	O
for	O
application	O
within	O
areas	O
where	O
network	O
separation	O
is	O
implemented	O
for	O
security	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manufactured	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Tenix	O
Datagate	O
,	O
the	O
Interactive	B-Device
Link	I-Device
hardware	O
products	O
have	O
been	O
evaluated	O
to	O
the	O
highest	O
level	O
under	O
international	O
security	O
criteria	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
focus	O
on	O
maintaining	O
the	O
confidentiality	O
of	O
the	O
secure	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Interactive	B-Device
Link	I-Device
product	O
suite	O
is	O
a	O
commercialized	O
version	O
of	O
Starlight	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Starlight	O
Technology	O
included	O
a	O
data	B-Device
diode	I-Device
,	O
accompanying	O
server	O
software	O
and	O
Desktop-based	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seen	O
as	O
having	O
commercial	O
merit	O
and	O
after	O
a	O
prototype	O
was	O
developed	O
,	O
the	O
technology	O
was	O
licensed	O
to	O
Vision	O
Abell	O
(	O
later	O
acquired	O
by	O
Tenix	O
)	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
development	O
and	O
supply	O
to	O
Australian	O
government	O
under	O
the	O
brand	O
“	O
Interactive	B-Device
Link	I-Device
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
DSTO	O
signed	O
a	O
long-term	O
agreement	O
for	O
the	O
newly	O
formed	O
Tenix	O
Datagate	O
division	O
of	O
Tenix	O
to	O
market	O
,	O
manufacture	O
and	O
further	O
develop	O
the	O
Interactive	B-Device
Link	I-Device
product	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tenix	O
Defence	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
BAE	O
Systems	O
Australia	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
including	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
Interactive	B-Device
Link	I-Device
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
high	O
level	O
of	O
certification	O
,	O
the	O
Interactive	B-Device
Link	I-Device
product	O
suite	O
has	O
been	O
deployed	O
to	O
numerous	O
western	O
nations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Interactive	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Product	O
Suite	O
includes	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Interactive	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Data	B-Device
Diode	I-Device
Device	O
(	O
IL-DD	O
)	O
–	O
a	O
trusted	O
platform	O
providing	O
a	O
strictly	O
unidirectional	O
data	O
path	O
between	O
two	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
is	O
transmitted	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
optical	O
fibre	O
technology	O
that	O
reduces	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
data	O
interception	O
by	O
TEMPEST	B-Application
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Interactive	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Keyboard	O
Switch	O
(	O
IL-KBS	O
)	O
–	O
The	O
IL-KBS	O
is	O
a	O
desktop	O
device	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
of	O
a	O
High	O
Side	O
computer	O
to	O
access	O
a	O
Low	O
Side	O
Thin	O
Client	O
session	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interactive	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Multiple	O
Computer	O
Switch	O
(	O
IL-MCS	O
)	O
–	O
a	O
highly	O
secure	O
KVM	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
two	O
desktop	O
computers	O
of	O
differing	O
security	O
classification	O
levels	O
from	O
a	O
single	O
keyboard	O
,	O
mouse	O
and	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interactive	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Data	O
Pump	O
Applications	O
(	O
IL-DPAs	O
)	O
–	O
These	O
are	O
software	O
applications	O
that	O
send	O
file	O
,	O
email	O
,	O
clipboard	O
and	O
file	O
data	O
over	O
the	O
IL-DD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High	O
levels	O
of	O
evaluation	O
under	O
relevant	O
security	O
criteria	O
are	O
distinctive	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Interactive	B-Device
Link	I-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
