Securing Starlink: Customer-Controlled Encryption for Government, Defense & Critical Infrastructure
Why provider-layer encryption isn't enough for regulated and classified operations
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
9:30am BST |10:30am CEST | 4:30pm SGT | 6:30pm AEST
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Your data crosses dozens of countries in minutes. Do you know who holds the keys?
Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services – like Starlink – deliver transformative connectivity, but the security model creates a critical gap: the provider (SpaceX) controls encryption, decryption points, and key management across multiple jurisdictions. For organizations with sovereignty, compliance, or classified data requirements — including GDPR, FIPS 140-3, ISM, and ICS — protection at the provider layer alone is insufficient.This webinar provides practical clarity on an often-misunderstood issue: the difference between secure transport and controlled confidentiality. Discover how customer-owned encryption overlays close the accountability gap without compromising the speed and reliability that make LEO so valuable.
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In this informative 30-minute webinar, we'll discuss:
Does Starlink encrypt your data end-to-end?
Starlink provides link-level encryption, but SpaceX controls the decryption points and key management. For regulated organizations, this means you do not have sovereign key custody — a gap that overlay encryption solves.
The accountability question
Where data is decrypted, who holds the keys, and what that means for compliance frameworks.
The performance myth
How modern customer-controlled encryption delivers line-rate throughput without IPSec's overhead or latency penalties.
Quantum readiness on your timeline
Why waiting for provider upgrades puts long-term data security at risk, and how overlay encryption solves it today.
We will also address:
- What is the difference between Starlink’s built-in encryption and customer-controlled encryption?
- Is Starlink secure for government and defense use?
- What does quantum-ready encryption mean for satellite networks?
- Does Starlink meet FIPS 140-3, or classified data compliance requirements?
PRESENTERS
Julian Fay
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Senetas
Cameron Mullis
Network and Systems Engineer, Senetas
