Method for fast initialization of a tactical data processing device

A method for fast initialization of a tactical data processing device, the method comprising:

• producing a bootable installation medium suitable for a reduced set of data processing devices;
• unlocking a read interface of a first medium of the tactical data processing device to allow applications to be executed through the interface from a second medium connected to the interface;
• connecting the installation medium to the unlocked read interface;
• booting the tactical data processing device from the bootable installation medium, wherein the booting comprises detecting, in response to execution of instructions of a script on the bootable installation medium by a processor of the tactical data processing device, a hardware configuration of the tactical data processing device from the reduced set of data processing devices;
• selecting a profile from a list of possible profiles, the profile corresponding to an operational role of the tactical data processing device;
• executing an installation on the first medium by the execution of a plurality of commands of the script on the bootable installation medium by the processor of the tactical data processing device, wherein the plurality of commands depend on the detected hardware configuration and on the selected, profile;
• and
• locking the read interface of the first medium to prohibit applications being executed through the interface, wherein booting the tactical data processing device from the first medium in response to execution of the installation causes the tactical data processing device to effectuate operations in accordance with the selected profile.