Patent ID: 7673338
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: H04L,Y04S

Abstract:
1. An intelligent electronic cryptographic module for communication between at least one intelligent electronic device and an enterprise server, wherein the intelligent electronic cryptographic module comprises: a secure enclosure; at least one power supply; a first processor disposed within the secure enclosure, in communication with at least one data storage comprising a cryptographic application programming interface, wherein the first processor is adapted to authenticate the enterprise server, the intelligent electronic cryptographic module, at least one intelligent electronic device, or combinations thereof, provide encrypted and non-encrypted communication with the enterprise server, and provide non-encrypted communication with the at least one intelligent electronic device; a first cryptography chip disposed within the secure enclosure for decrypting messages from the enterprise server and encrypting responses from the at least one intelligent electronic device, wherein the first cryptography chip is in communication with the first processor; at least one server-side port for receiving a member of the group consisting of: at least one encrypted message, at least one non-encrypted message, or combinations thereof from the enterprise server and for transmitting a member of the group consisting of: at least one encrypted response, at least one non-encrypted response or combinations thereof to the enterprise server; at least one non-encrypted port for transmitting at least one decrypted message, the at least one non-encrypted message or combinations thereof from the intelligent electronic cryptographic module to the at least one intelligent electronic device and receiving the at least one non-encrypted response from the at least one intelligent electronic device; wherein the at least one data storage comprises computer instructions for instructing the first processor to: at least once authenticate that the enterprise server is authorized to transmit to the intelligent electronic cryptographic module, forming an authenticated enterprise server;