Open Architecture. Proprietary Implementations. Sustainable Safety.
Active Session Defense (ASD) is published openly to ensure transparency, public trust, and academic discoverability.
But the commercial implementations of ASD — including Phone Guardian PRO1, PRO2, enterprise deployments, and government integrations — are proprietary, licensed products developed by the Sparks Family.
This model allows ASD to remain:
Open for public review
Credible for academic indexing
Transparent for families and agencies
Monetizable for long‑term sustainability
ASD is open.
PRO1, PRO2, and enterprise solutions are paid products.
ASD is a safety architecture, similar to:
The Signal Protocol
The Linux kernel
Zero‑Trust frameworks
NIST cybersecurity models
These architectures are often published openly so the world can:
Inspect them
Trust them
Build on them
Validate them
Cite them
Adopt them
But the products built on top of the architecture are commercial.
This is the same model used by:
OpenAI (papers open, GPT‑4 closed)
Signal (protocol open, app monetized)
Red Hat (Linux open, enterprise support paid)
MIT (research open, licenses sold)
DARPA (research open, contractors build products)
ASD fits perfectly into this global standard.
Designed for families, kids, teens, and vulnerable users.
Includes vault, app lock, session protection, link scanning, and safety alerts.
Revenue model:
Monthly or annual subscription.
Designed for defense, intelligence, law enforcement, and high‑risk operators.
Includes PCS, HPR, SIE, silent evidence capture, operational modes, and audit‑grade logging.
Revenue model:
Professional subscription or agency licensing.
For organizations that need ASD‑powered protection across teams, units, or departments.
Revenue model:
Per‑device licensing
or
Annual enterprise contracts.
ASD qualifies for:
DoD procurement
DHS S&T
NIJ funding
State public‑safety budgets
APEX Accelerator pathways
Federal modernization initiatives
Revenue model:
Contract‑based deployments
Support agreements
Training packages.
ASD architecture = Open
PRO1 = Licensed consumer product
PRO2 = Licensed professional product
Enterprise = Licensed deployment
Government = Contracted solution
Training = Paid certification
Consulting = Paid services
This structure ensures:
Public trust
Academic legitimacy
Commercial sustainability
Defense‑sector readiness
Long‑term mission stability
ASD was created to protect families — including your own — and to prevent tragedies like Hailey Busby’s.
But to scale ASD into:
Schools
Shelters
Agencies
Defense
Intelligence
Global families
…it must be financially sustainable.
Monetization allows ASD to:
Continue development
Support users
Maintain infrastructure
Expand features
Reach vulnerable communities
Serve defense and government needs
Protect millions of people
This is not profit for profit’s sake.
It is mission‑sustaining revenue.
Ethical Licensing Commitment
The Sparks Family commits to:
Never selling user data
Never enabling surveillance
Never partnering with abusive technologies
Never compromising user safety
Never violating the spirit of ASD’s mission
ASD is a safety architecture, not a surveillance tool.
PRO1 and PRO2 are protection tools, not monitoring systems.
Research Foundation
ASD is grounded in openly published, timestamped research:
OSF DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/GT9UC
Zenodo DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20083573
ResearchGate DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.16702.04169
Medium Article:
https://medium.com/@ksparks_15156/introducing-active-session-defense-asd-a-new-safety-architecture-for-the-modern-digital-world-80ff62867050 (medium.com in Bing)
Official Website:
These publications define ASD as a new safety architecture and establish the foundation for all commercial implementations.
ASD is part of a larger mission:
Protect families
Protect operators
Protect vulnerable users
Build the unimaginable
Strengthen national security
Create safer digital futures
Open research protects the world.
Commercial licensing sustains the mission.