In mid-2374, (then) Lieutenant Dade Rojc led an effort to retake the USS Malibu from a hostile invasion force of Rogue Ferengi. Rojc succeeded and was subsequently given a commendation for the effort.

Rojc initially attempted to refuse the commendation and the accompanying promotion, citing the takeover as his fault in the first place, but he eventually came to accept it upon in-depth analysis of the situation declaring him not to be at fault. Instead, the investigating committee determined that the problem had been the result of the internal sensorsí inability to recognize the invaders before they became a threat.

It was this finding that led Rojc to recognize the need for a better ship-wide security system--one capable of distinguishing a threat immediately and containing it. Over the next month, he completed a proposal for more advanced security protocols and submitted it to the ASDB.

The ASDB was initially wary of the proposal, considering it to be beyond the capacity of Rojc, but several Dominion tactics in the recently begun war caused them to reconsider. The ASDB accepted the proposal and green-lighted the project. While Rojc didnít know exactly what resources would be necessary, he proposed ship-wide holo-imagers, better internal sensor suites, and transport inhibitors, among other things. All Starfleet vessels constructed would hence have all the requested resources installed.

Despite the urgency of the Dominion War, Rojc and a few associates took a monthís shore leave to survey several computer systems across the Federation for insight. Among the places visited were the Kalandian Outpost, the Shoreleave Planet, Beta III, The Daystrom Institute Annex on Galor IV, Delphi Ardu, Bynaus, Alpha Onias III, and Minos Corva.

Minos Corva, having been already taken in the Dominion offensive, proved to be the most difficult, but ultimately beneficial system to study. Reverse engineering that planetís Echo Papa 607 weapon provided to be critical to the success of the design of the new security protocols. Hence, the name was carried over to as an homage. Sadly, one of Rojcís team, Lieutenant Commander Ekoria was killed while escaping from Dominion forces.

Across the next two and a half years, Rojc and his team, consisting of Lieutenant Nicot, Ensigns 10 and 01, Lieutenant j.g. Robin Lefler, and Dr. Lewis Zimmerman worked on the new program. The team hit a wall in development when initial tests of the first version of the program failed. The system conflicted greatly with the typical needs of a starshipís engineering crew.

Rojc had a breakthrough in late 2376 with tests on the Phantom-class USS Phantom. The prototype sensors and new computer system allowed pinpoint accuracy and control of the system, giving it increased capabilities. Nevertheless, it still came into conflict with the Engineering department and was not added into normal operating procedures on the Phantom before its first mission.

Further recognizing the importance of the need for such a system, especially after both the incident involving the USS Promethius and the Phantomís first mission, the ASDB took complete control of the project in mid-2377. Upon the Phantomís re-commissioning, the completed Echo Papa 1107 protocols were fully integrated into the shipís systems, the first ship to successfully use the entire suite of software.

During conditions Green and Blue, the system remains on passive, alerting the active security officer on the Bridge and the commanding officer in the Security Department if it detects a possible problem. While the ship is on Yellow or Red Alert, the system is brought up to active status and will incapacitate threats as it sees them. Naturally, all crew are cleared through the system, but guests must be so cleared or will be incapacitated. An enemy attempting to board and capture the ship will immediately be subject to stun forcefields, phasers sweeps, and holographic drone attacks. Whereas previous computer firewalls had proven to be only mildly successful, the Echo Papa 1107ís firewalls have been updated to the highest level Federation encryption schemes, so sophisticated that it has been determined that even the Borg will have significant difficulty in interfacing with the vessel. The Echo Papa 1107 is also capable of shutting down over 5,000 energy weapons.

Even the latest revision of the Echo Papa 1107 Security Protocols as put out by the ASDB have proven to be user unfriendly. The system is notoriously difficult to configure from starship to starship, causing lock-down in many cases. Fortunately, the system has not yet produced any casualties. Also, due to the overall size of the program and the memory demands it places on a system, it can cause all sorts of computer network system errors and crashes, especially on older starships. Finally, the most obvious problem is that the control of the system must still ultimately rest in the hands of a shipís senior staff, who can be coerced to allow circumvention of the program.

With the end of the Dominion War, the ASDB is still pushing the advancement of the passive/active security protocol system for its next generation of vessels. As the future of much of the fleet remains a mystery, focus has been on developing starships better equipped to handle such systems. The most requested upgrade is of a better AI for the program. Collaboration efforts with the Bynars are expected to produce a better second-generation system for wide-spread use throughout the Federation.