Patent ID: 8316228

Claim:
A device comprising: a first port; a second port; a encryption module in communication with the first port and the second port, wherein the encryption module is configured to be operable in a first mode and in a second mode, wherein in the first mode the encryption module is configured to encrypt and send first data from the first port to the second port, and in the second mode the encryption module is configured to: receive second data from the first port, and prevent the second data from being sent unencrypted to the second port until an approval indication is received by a user interface of the device; and the user interface configured to: display information indicating that the second data is to be sent unencrypted to the second port prior to the second data being sent to the second port, receive the approval indication, and indicate to the encryption module that the approval indication has been received, wherein the encryption module is further configured to send the second data unencrypted to the second port based on the approval indication being received by the user interface.