Patent ID: 10447657

Abstract:
A communications system, and a method suitable for use therein, are described which are suitable for transmitting and receiving both secure and non-secure data. The system comprises: means for transmitting data comprising both ciphered secure data and unciphered non-secure data; means for receiving transmitted data; means for deciphering the received data to produce deciphered data; and means for: validating the deciphered data to produce a first validation result and outputting the deciphered data depending upon the first validation result; or validating the received data to produce a second validation result and outputting the received data depending upon the second validation result; or validating the deciphered data to produce a first validation result and outputting the deciphered data depending upon the first validation result, and also validating the received data to produce a second validation result and outputting the received data depending upon the second validation result.