Potassium

Potassium is a toolset that when added to remote systems, and signalled from a PC, allows an administrator to determine the health of a remote device or reestablish communication with an orphaned remote device in a secure manner. The remote device must be accessible over a reachable IP network.

Using the Windows tool, the system issues a multi-port datagram combination to signal the remote device. Each message is sent to a specific port in turn to unlock access to a set of functions that a remote device must be programmed to execute. There is provision for Interknock Delay which adds considerable complexity. As well, message content is encrypted and hashed.

The system currently supports the following signalling functionality:

• Soft Reset
• Hard Reset
• Open Firewall
• Echo