Modular cryptographic device and coupling therefor and related methods
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1. A cryptographic device comprising:
- a cryptographic module and a communications module removably coupled thereto;
said cryptographic module comprising a first housing and a first connector carried thereby;
said communications module comprising a second housing and a second connector carried thereby and being removably mateable with said first connector of said cryptographic module.
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Abstract
A cryptographic device may include a cryptographic module and a communications module removably coupled thereto. The cryptographic module may include a first housing and a first connector carried thereby, and the communications module may include a second housing and a second connector carried thereby and being removably mateable with the first connector of the cryptographic module.
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38 Claims
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1. A cryptographic device comprising:
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a cryptographic module and a communications module removably coupled thereto;
said cryptographic module comprising a first housing and a first connector carried thereby;
said communications module comprising a second housing and a second connector carried thereby and being removably mateable with said first connector of said cryptographic module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A cryptographic device comprising:
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a cryptographic module, a communications module removably coupled to said cryptographic module, and at least one fastener for removably fastening said cryptographic and communications modules together;
said cryptographic module comprising a first housing and a first connector carried thereby, said first housing comprising a first body and a first extension extending outwardly therefrom;
said communications module comprising a second housing and a second connector carried thereby, said second housing comprising a second body and a second extension extending outwardly therefrom;
said second connector being removably mateable with said first connector of said cryptographic module, and said first and second extensions being aligned in overlapping relation when said first and second connectors are mated together. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A communications method comprising:
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coupling a cryptographic module to a network device, the cryptographic module comprising a first housing and a first connector carried thereby;
providing a communications module comprising a second housing and a second connector carried thereby with the second connector of the communications module being removably mated with the first connector of the cryptographic module; and
using the communications module to communicate with a network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A communications system comprising:
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a plurality of network devices coupled together to define a network, and a cryptographic device coupled to at least one of said network devices;
said cryptographic device comprising a cryptographic module coupled to said at least one network device, and a communications module removably coupled to said cryptographic module;
said cryptographic module comprising a first housing and a first connector carried thereby;
said communications module comprising a second housing and a second connector carried thereby and being removably mateable with said first connector of said cryptographic module. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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