Patent ID: 8219799

Claim:
A secure communication system for securely routing data between a plurality of communication entities, the secure communication system comprising: a communications processor configured to manage a control flow and routing of data within the secure communication system; a plurality of data protocol interfaces that are configured to be in communication with the plurality of communication entities and connected to the communications processor, wherein the plurality of data protocol interfaces includes an internet data protocol interface configured to receive and transmit data in an internet data transfer protocol, and wherein the plurality of data protocol interfaces includes a non-internet data protocol interface configured to receive and transmit data in a non-internet data transfer protocol; a data transfer protocol converter connected between the communications processor and the non-internet data protocol interface, the data transfer protocol converter configured to convert data in an internet data transfer protocol to data in the non-internet data transfer protocol; and a security component connected via a secure communication system network to the communications processor and the data transfer protocol converter, the security component configured to verify a security level of the data received by one of the plurality of data protocol interfaces and to preserve separation of first level classified data and second level classified data routed through the secure communication system.