Router associated to a secure device
US8031596B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/1441
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention concerns a router associated to a secure device (DC) and included in a communication network (RC), comprising an interface (IRT) to communicate with the secure device following an authentication of the router by the secure device, and comprising a protocol interpreter (INT) to command the execution of the critical operations of one or more routing protocols by the secure device. The sensitive or critical portions of a routing protocol are executed in a secure and reliable manner in the secured device, for example of a chip card type.
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