Patent ID: 8726399

Claim:
A trusted apparatus, comprising: hardware adapted to implement: at least one input filter and a security mode indicator, each configured to respond to a security mode signal, wherein said security mode indicator is further configured to report when said security mode signal indicates security mode asserted or security mode unasserted; a security mode controller configured to provide said security mode signal to said at least one input filter and said security mode indicator; wherein said at least one input filter further comprises: at least one input coupling configured to couple to at least one user input device and receive at least one input symbol from said at least one user input device; a personal device interface configured to provide a surrogate input to a personal computing device in response to said at least one input filter receiving a field request from a browser operating on said personal computing device and in further response to said security mode signal indicating security mode asserted, wherein said at least one input symbol is based upon said field request; and a secure channel interface configured to provide an intended recipient of a network communication with at least one authentic input, said at least one authentic input based upon said at least one input symbol, when said security mode signal indicates security mode asserted and in further response to said at least one input filter receiving said field request; wherein said at least one input filter is further configured to generate said surrogate input based upon said at least one input symbol and is further configured to alter said surrogate input in order to avoid recognition of said input symbol by said personal computing device, and wherein said surrogate input is provided to said personal computing device in place of said authentic input; and wherein said trusted apparatus is configured to never provide said authentic input to said personal computing device when said security mode signal indicates security mode asserted.