Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Protocol free encrypting device
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Application No.: US17200468Application Date: 2021-03-12
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Publication No.: US11588798B1Publication Date: 2023-02-21
- Inventor: Joshua E. Cline , Dan A. DeVries , William J. Layton , Zachary Smith , Brendan S. Surrusco , Andrew H. White , David F. Wiecek , Mitchell E. Buchman
- Applicant: The Government of the United States as represented by the Director, National Security Agency
- Applicant Address: US MD Ft. George G. Meade
- Assignee: The Government of the United States as represented by the Director, National Security Agency
- Current Assignee: The Government of the United States as represented by the Director, National Security Agency
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Ft. George G. Meade
- Main IPC: H04L9/40
- IPC: H04L9/40 ; G06F21/60 ; H04W28/06 ; H04L45/74
Abstract:
The present invention provides an encrypting device including an encryption unit and a communications unit. Paired encrypting devices allow for communication of trusted data between trusted devices over an untrusted network. Data received by the encryption unit is encrypted and provided with a connectionless header for delivery to the communications unit. Data received by the communications units is provided with a complex header for delivery to the paired encrypting device. The encrypting devices may be implemented in hardware or may be virtualized on a server or a plurality of servers. Arrangement of the encrypting devices in a hub-and-spoke topology allows for communication amongst a plurality of trusted devices. The encrypting devices can be used to convert commercially available equipment suitable for high assurance environments.
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