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An Avocent KVM-switch and a smartcard-reader with a smart ID card
inserted, as seen in Ben Rhodes' White House office
(photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times)
Links and sources
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The New York Times: Obama Boosted White House Technology; Trump Sees Risk (Dec. 2016)
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The White House: How the Presidential Transition Works in the Social Media Age (Oct. 2016)
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The New York Times: Technology Upgrades Get White House Out of the 20th Century (Apr. 2016)
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Comparison of Cisco IP phones: Impressions of the 8861 (Aug. 2015)
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Many more pictures at Cryptome: Obama Phones (Jan. 2012)
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NBC News documentary: Inside the Obama White House (2009)
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See also: The White House Museum
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14 comments:
Joe Tag said…
PK: Another great article. Avaya does have 2 Telephone Security Group phones, as can bee seen here on this link: The CIS-Secure Co phones, which are variants of Cisco phones (TSG approved), some are low-power by the network (and battery) as opposed to using an AC Mains w tranformer. Yes, the Avaya TSG phone (the middle phone) , and CIS-Secure phones both need encryption boxes. Some voice communications are Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), apparently.
http://www.avaya.com/en/images/tsg_hero_572x340 .
It was good to read about the network upgrades, and web services being enhanced. Best wishes. Joe Tag
January 21, 2017 at 8:27 PM
P/K said…
Thank you for the comment and noticing the TSG approved devices! It appears that CIS Secure also has a TSG approved version of the Cisco 8841 IP phone that is on the president's desk: http://www.cissecure.com/products/tsg-class-a-approved-cisco-8841-1-gb-fiber-enabled-voip-phone So this must be the additional module on the back of that phone. I will update the article accordingly.
January 22, 2017 at 3:35 AM
ANON said…
There are some additional phones at this site which are unidentified.
https://cryptome.org/2012-info/obama-phones/0015.htm
January 23, 2017 at 6:32 AM
P/K said…
Yes, those are the ones used at locations the president visits while traveling. Those phones will be described in a separate article later on.
January 23, 2017 at 9:48 AM
ANON said…
Can you also identify the phone here?
The cisco I recognize.the other looks like there's something attached to the back.
January 23, 2017 at 12:08 PM
ANON said…
http://media.breitbart.com/media/2017/01/churchill-bust-640x480.png
January 23, 2017 at 12:09 PM
Anonymous said…
US Marines did not kill Osama Bin Laden, rather US Navy SEALs did.
January 23, 2017 at 8:43 PM
P/K said…
@ ANON: The other phone on the president's desk is a newer Cisco 8841 IP Phone. The box on the back is a modification by CIS Secure Computing so the device meets Telephone Security Group (TSG) standards, like on-hook security for the headset and speakerphone.
@ Anonymous: You are right, it were Navy SEALS, I will correct it.
January 23, 2017 at 11:22 PM
P/K said…
Telephone Security Group (TSG) standard 5 for on-hook security is to make sure that a telephone device cannot by any means be caused to produce or transmit audio when the handset is on-hook - whether accidental or deliberate.
For this, the telephone's internal components must be situated so that the instrument's on-hook isolation cannot be easily or covertly bypssed. The layout of the internal components and connections must also facilitate inspections to find potentially compromising modifications.
January 24, 2017 at 7:13 AM
Anonymous said…
the secure phone under the table in the Obama December 24th photo is actually a phone manufactured by advanced programs inc (API) that meets (TSG) standards, including on-hook security. http://www.advprograms.com/datasheets/secure/8851-TSG-Accredited-Class-A-Cisco-8851-CNSS-VOIP-Phone.pdf http://www.advprograms.com/datasheets/secure/8841-TSG-Accredited-Class-A-Cisco-8841-CNSS-VOIP-Phone.pdf * note location of red secure hold button. CIS phones have been replaced by API
January 31, 2017 at 7:56 PM
P/K said…
That's very well spotted - thank you! I will correct the article accordingly.
February 1, 2017 at 1:39 AM
Mark Winstanley said…
Very good post, and I like your points. However I do think that lists still have some merit, but the poster should try to make the list.
Mark The Phone Man
February 7, 2017 at 1:06 PM
Anonymous said…
The line to the White House shelter conference room and the Vice President kept cutting off.Barack Obama
April 3, 2017 at 9:58 AM
Unknown said…
Great article
May 17, 2018 at 10:24 PM
>https://www.electrospaces.net/2017/01/the-presidential-communications.html