What is Citadel and who is it designed for?

Citadel is iTechSmart's air-gapped tier of UAIO (Unified Autonomous IT Operations). It is purpose-built for classified-adjacent networks, disconnected sites, and government or defense environments where external cloud connections are prohibited by policy or threat model. Citadel runs full autonomous detection, remediation, and cryptographic receipt generation entirely offline.

Does Citadel require any internet connectivity or cloud calls?

No. Citadel operates with zero external dependencies. AI inference, the policy engine (The Arbiter), and the ProofLink receipt ledger all run locally on-premise. There are no cloud calls, no phone-home traffic, and no external verification endpoints required — making it suitable for true air-gapped deployments.

What cryptographic standards does Citadel use for receipts and audit trails?

Citadel seals every remediation receipt using OpenQuantumSafe (OQS) post-quantum cryptography, creating SHA-256 hash-chained records that remain tamper-evident against adversaries with future quantum hardware. This exceeds FIPS 140-2 requirements and supports FedRAMP pathway compliance.

How does Citadel enforce security policy in a disconnected environment?

Citadel uses The Arbiter — iTechSmart's on-premises governance engine — to validate every autonomous remediation decision before execution. Zero Trust identity verification, policy enforcement, and least-privilege execution are all handled internally. The architecture assumes compromise and proves containment through verifiable cryptographic receipts rather than relying on perimeter trust.

What compliance frameworks does Citadel support?

Citadel is built for government and regulated environments. It supports FIPS 140-2 cryptographic standards, aligns with NIST CSF (96/100 coverage score), HIPAA (89/100), and is on an active FedRAMP pathway. iTechSmart is an SDVOSB with CAGE code 172W2 and UEI ZCPFX4N86G36, qualifying for federal set-aside procurement.

How is Citadel priced and how do I get started?

Citadel is a custom-scoped deployment due to the specialized air-gap and post-quantum requirements of each environment. Pricing is not public. The first step is a private demo — a live walkthrough of your specific environment architecture, with no sales deck required. Contact iTechSmart at itechsmart.dev/contact to begin scoping.

Citadel · Air-Gapped UAIO

All the autonomy.
Zero outside connections.

Citadel is UAIO for environments that never touch the internet: classified-adjacent networks, disconnected sites, and infrastructure where the threat model forbids external dependencies. Full detection, remediation, and receipts — entirely offline.

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✓ SDVOSB · CAGE 172W2 · ✓ Built for disconnected operation

Disconnected by design

What runs inside the gap.

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Fully self-contained

Local AI inference, local policy engine, local receipt ledger. No cloud calls, no phone-home, no external verification dependencies.

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Post-quantum cryptography

Receipt chains sealed with OpenQuantumSafe PQC. Built for adversaries with nation-state patience and future hardware.

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Zero Trust enforcement

Identity, policy, and least-privilege execution enforced internally — the architecture assumes compromise and proves containment.

The next outage is coming

Will you be able to prove what happened?

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