The Gas Technology Institute (GTI) recently awarded a contract to Mykrotronx to develop an encryptor for SCADA serial links that meets the AGA 12 standard. GTI was hired years ago by the American Gas Association (AGA) to lead the effort to develop this standard. This contract is an important step to bring a commercial product to market.

This is not really breaking news. The selection was made a while ago and the contract was announced last month. It did prompt us to go back and take a hard look at the AGA 12 standard again.