Patent ID: 8082577

Claim:
A system for allowing secure communications with minimal software and hardware resources, comprising: a first client module configured to turn on a shell computing device, wherein said first client module includes a security module configured to solicit a shell module password to activate said shell computing device and determines whether an entered shell module password is valid; a second client module, upon said shell computing device being turned on and said entered shell module password determined to be valid, configured to establish communications with a dedicated and remote server, wherein said second client module includes a security module configured to check a network access password when said shell computing device is engaged in said communication with said server; a third client module configured to receive configuration information and user data from said dedicated and remote server; a fourth client module configured to maintain said configuration information and user data during approximately the time of a communication between said shell computing device and said dedicated and remote server; and said fourth client module further configured to completely delete any information from said shell computing device about after said communication, including said configuration information and user data.