Lockheed Martin Corporation

Thomas Marso

Larry Justin Brown

Russell Savage

Russell Hawkins

An automatic data sanitizer module sanitizes formatted data from an external source system according to stored sanitization rules for release to an external destination system so that the destination system receives only that data for which it is authorized. The module generally includes an Input Comms module, a Message Processor, an Output Guard a Downgrader and an Output Comms module. The Input Comms module supports the communications protocol dictated by the external source system. The Processor sanitizes the message according to the rules written for the specific external system under consideration. The Guard verifies the modifications performed by the Processor. The Downgrader moves the resulting file to the Output Comms working directory and the Output Comms makes the resulting message available to the destination system. The system supports a variety of different formats and greatly facilitates the timely dissemination of information within a multi-level secure environment while protecting security interests.

Automatic information sanitizer

The present invention relates to a utility for transforming messages from an external form to the internal representation of a given application and vice versa. The utility can handle messages relative to a variety of external systems and a variety of different formats without recompiling. In one embodiment, the invention is implemented in connection with a classified information processing and distribution system ( ). Multiple input sources ( ) provide information to the system ( ) at various levels of classification and this information is reported over various communication channels ( and ) and in different message formats. The system ( ) sanitizes that data to the classification levels required for dissemination over lower level channels ( and ) to addressees ( ), at least some of whom do not have clearance sufficient to receive all of the input information. A MAG module ( ) transforms input data from the various external formats into the internal data representation of an ADS module. The MAG module ( ) further receives sanitized information from the ADS module in the internal representation and transforms such information into the various external formats of the addressee systems. The module ( ) is a table driven subsystem that can access multiple external format specifications stored in a table structure so as to implement the noted transformations.

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