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Separate secure networks over a non-secure network

US7926090B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 13, 2007
Grant dateApr 12, 2011
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/0272
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for creating and operating separate secure networks over a non-secure network are described herein. Some illustrative embodiments include a system that includes a router with one or more ports and control logic coupled to the one or more ports (the control logic capable of establishing a plurality of secure data paths with at least one other router across a network), and a plurality of external storage devices (each storage device separate from the router but capable of being detachably coupled to a port of the one or more ports, and each external storage device comprising configuration data defining one or more secure data paths of the plurality of secure data paths). Configuration data stored in a first external storage device of the plurality of external storage devices is different from configuration data stored in a second external storage device of the plurality of external storage devices.

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