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High-assurance security at B3/A1 protection classes included trusted distribution. Here's what they came up with back then:

http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/secpubs/rainbow/tg008.txt

Note: Yet another for everyone to remember when you hear someone say the old security certifications were just red tape. Stopping interdiction is just red tape. Haha.

Here's a basic set of recommendations for supply chain security that provides at least a start on various aspects:

http://www.albint.com/en-us/company/Suppliers%20Documents/Su...

U.S. government is freaking about about what they, err the Chinese, can do. They're implementing their own research with stuff like this:

http://www.technology.org/2015/07/09/sandia-tamper-detecting...

http://www.darpa.mil/program/supply-chain-hardware-integrity...

Personally, I think being able to print or wire-wrap the electronics yourself can be helpful given they might be able to attack inside the PCB. It's a speculative attack I came up with many, many years ago that I can't remember if anyone has implemented. It would be difficult to detect with some of these internet-of-things style chips implemented w/ minimal packaging.

There's a lot to this subfield of IT. Verification of incoming components & manufacturing process with trusted couriers is the baseline, though.




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