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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2009
Stuart J. Jacobs, Hudson, MA (US);
Francis Leo Mannix, Jr., Newton, MA (US);
Thomas William Christoffel, Concord, MA (US);
Scott Andrew Belgard, Randolph, MA (US);
Stuart J. Jacobs, Hudson, MA (US);
Francis Leo Mannix, Jr., Newton, MA (US);
Thomas William Christoffel, Concord, MA (US);
Scott Andrew Belgard, Randolph, MA (US);
Verizon Laboratories Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
In a node () communicating with other nodes in a network (), a system and method for performing cryptographic-related functions is provided. The node () receives and transmits inputs and outputs requiring cryptographic-related processing. When cryptographic processing is required, the node () transmits a predefined message to a cryptographic processing component in the node () that then performs the desired cryptographic-related processing.