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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1992
William E Boebert, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Thomas R Markham, Anoka, MN (US);
Robert A Olmsted, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Secure Computing Corporation, Roseville, MN (US);
Abstract
A data communication system providing for the secure transfer and sharing of data via a local area network and/or a wide area network. The system includes a secure processing unit which communicates with a personal keying device and a crypto media controller attached to a user's Workstation. The communication between these processing elements generates a variety of data elements including keys, identifiers, and attributes. The data elements are used to identify and authenticate the user, assign user security access rights and privileges, and assign media and device attributes to a data access device according to a predefined security policy. The data elements are manipulated, combined, protected, and distributed through the network to the appropriate data access devices, which prevents the user from obtaining unauthorized data.