SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE FORENSIC ACCESS
First Claim
1. A system for providing remote access to a storage device comprising:
- a network,a workstation comprising;
a write protected device interface for receiving the storage device,a processor connected to the device interface and arranged to execute one or more services on the storage device, anda gateway device connected to the processor and arranged to create and to manage secure private connections to and from the processor over the network, anda remote device comprising;
a network interface for connecting to the network, anda processor connected to the network interface and arranged to transmit instructions to control the execution of one or more services of the workstation on the storage device.
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Abstract
A system for providing remote access to a storage device (38) comprises a network (34), a workstation (10) and a remote device (32). The workstation (10) comprises a write protected device interface (in the drive unit) for receiving the storage device (38), a processor (the POD server) connected to the device interface and arranged to execute one or more services on the storage device (38) and a gateway device (the PAD) arranged to create and to manage secure private connections to and from the processor over the network. The remote device (32) comprises a network interface for connecting to the network, and a processor connected to the network interface and arranged to transmit instructions to control the execution of one or more services of the workstation (10) on the storage device (38). The system can also include a management server (FIMS) which comprises a network interface for connecting to the network, and a processor connected to the network interface and arranged to transmit to the remote device (32) access information to facilitate a network connection between the network interface of the remote device and the gateway device of the workstation.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for providing remote access to a storage device comprising:
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a network, a workstation comprising; a write protected device interface for receiving the storage device, a processor connected to the device interface and arranged to execute one or more services on the storage device, and a gateway device connected to the processor and arranged to create and to manage secure private connections to and from the processor over the network, and a remote device comprising; a network interface for connecting to the network, and a processor connected to the network interface and arranged to transmit instructions to control the execution of one or more services of the workstation on the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of operating a system for providing remote access to a storage device comprising:
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receiving the storage device at a write protected device interface of a workstation, establishing a secure and private connection, over a network, between a network interface of a remote device and a gateway device of the workstation, transmitting instructions from the remote device to the workstation to control the execution of one or more services of the workstation on the storage device, and executing one or more services on the storage device at the workstation according to the transmitted instructions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a write protected device interface for receiving a storage device, a processor connected to the device interface and arranged to execute one or more services on the storage device, and a gateway device connected to the processor and arranged to create and to manage secure private connections to and from the processor over a network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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Specification