Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Daniel Jacques

William Edward Freeman

Neil Gilbert Siegel

Chimaeze Obinna Chikeka

Gregory Eugene Dossett

Thomas Michael Moses

Secure network systems and methods are provided. In an aspect of the invention, a secure network system is provided that includes a computing system that comprises a client system and a specialized NIC (network interface controller) system equipped with the capability to form a secure connection with an endpoint system and encrypt and decrypt communications between the client system and the network to which it is connected. This trusted network interface (TNI), which may present itself as a physical peripheral connected to a physical client system or a virtual peripheral connected to a virtual client system, takes the place of a client system's standard NIC, and the connection that it forms with the trusted network is negotiated and enforced externally to and independent of the client system.

Secure network systems and methods

A system is provided for managing security rights of protected data having a plurality of security groups. The system comprises a client configured to generate the protected data, wherein a user of the client is a member of a subset of the plurality of security groups. The client comprising a key generator configured to generate a plurality of security group keys, wherein each membership key is associated with a security group selected by the user of the client and a combination key generator configured to generate a combination key based on the plurality of security group keys, wherein the client is configured to encrypt the protected data with the combination key.

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Clarksville, MD, United States of America

Daniel Jacques