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Apparatus for importing and exporting partially encrypted configuration data

US6292790A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 20, 1997
Grant dateSep 18, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 20, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/6209
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for importing and exporting computer based configuration data to and from text based files in which part of the data is encrypted for confidentiality. The apparatus allows the resulting text file to be selectively edited prior to an import, providing for flexibility on behalf of system administrators without compromising the security of encrypted data.

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