Method for secure transference of data

• US 20060184784A1
• Filed: 02/16/2006
• Published: 08/17/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yosi Shani
• Original Assignee: Yosi Shani
• Inventors: Shani, Yosi
• Application Number:
  US11/357,625
• Publication Number:
  US 20060184784A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/150
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/606 by securing the transmission between two devices or processes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/85 interconnection devices, e.g. bus-connected or in-line devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload

Abstract

An apparatus for the secure transference of data. Said apparatus is hardware-based and enables users to perform data transferring between a first computer to a second computer while ensuring that no direct, real-time link is established between them. The apparatus comprises a storage device, a hardware-based switching unit and a hardware-based control unit. Wherein the control unit is configured to command the switching unit to physically connect the storage device to one computer in a manner that ensures that said storage device is disconnected from the second computer. Thus, data is securely transferred from first computer to said storage device and subsequently securely transferred from said storage device to second computer.

Claims

1. A transferring hardware-based apparatus for secure transferring of data between a first computer and a second computer, said apparatus comprising:

at least one storage device;

at least one hardware-based switching unit enabling physical connection/disconnection between said storage device and one computer at a time enabling data transferring;

a hardware-based control unit logically separated from the operating systems of said computers for synchronizing said data transferring by controlling said switching unit.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus is connected to said computers by single lines configured to deliver both data and control signals.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus is connected to said computers via USB lines.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus is connected to said computers via Fire wire lines.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus is connected to said computers via data lines and separated control lines.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further including a translating module enabling to convert between different data transmission protocols of designated applications of the computers.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 including two separate storage devices, managed by two separated control units, and two separated switching units, further comprising a processing unit located in between the two storage devices, wherein each storage device is connected each time through one switching unit to one computer and the transferred data is analyzed and managed by said processing unit.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the storage device is a mass storage device, wherein said mass storage device is identified with the computer that is currently connected to the apparatus by the switching unit.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the storage device, upon connection to a first computer, becomes an intergal part of said first computer and wherein said storage device has no connection to the second computer as long as it is connected to said first computer.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the storage device is a flash based drive.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the storage device is a magnetic hard disk drive.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus is configured to transfer data in a unidirectional manner, from said first computer to said second computer but does not transfer any data from said second computer to said first computer.

14. A system for enhancing data transfer security wherein a first apparatus of claim I is connected to a second apparatus of claim 1 via a third computer, and wherein said third computer is configured to analyze, monitor and fix data transferred from first apparatus of claim 1 to second apparatus of claim 1.

15. A system for enhancing data transfer rate wherein the a first apparatus of claim 1 is connected in parallel to a second apparatus of claim 1, and wherein said system is functioned to enhance data transfer rate between the two computers.

2. A transferring hardware-based apparatus for secure transferring of data between a first computer of an isolated network and a second computer which is connected to an external non-secure network, said apparatus comprised of:

at least one storage device;

at least one hardware-based switching unit enabling physical connection/disconnection between said storage device and one computer at a time enabling data transferring;

a hardware-based control unit logically separated from the operating systems of said computers for synchronizing said data transferring by controlling said switching unit,