A system and method that utilizes direct sequence spread spectrum signal encoding to enable testing of a live wire, wherein an original data signal is modified and then transmitted along the wire, and a reflected signal is collected and analyzed using correlation techniques to determine characteristics of the live wire, including the location of a fault. Example systems provide an API for generating and handling federated requests as an aggregation. The shank of the locking pad can be accommodated in the bore of the spindle and can be secured in a friction fit by the locking element. Hydraulic cylinders on each end of the metal working machine are connected by pivot joints between the stationary frame and moving frame. The micron conductor fibers preferably are of nickel plated carbon fiber, stainless steel fiber, copper fiber, silver fiber, aluminum fiber, or the like. These operations are minimized by applying modulus scaling by performing selective comparisons of points at intermediate computations based on primality of the order of an ECC group.