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Cryptographic device with a display means for identification of a defective function in the cryptographic device
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1991-07-03
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Granted: 1994-04-12
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Expires: 2011-07-03
Abstract
Abstract A cryptographic device for use with a data terminal in a data network contains here a transmission channel (S) and a reception channel (E) with associated cryptogenerators and data input and output equipment, as well as a control device (C) for controlling the reception and transmission channels. Associated with the control device (C) is an internal monitoring device (UA) for independent monitoring of the cryptographic device functions, with a display means (A) being linked to the monitoring device UA), which display means is used to identify a defective function in the cryptographic device by alphanumeric representation of information about the defective function.
Inventors
- 👤 Helmut Bettenhausen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:26
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L63/00; H04L63/04; H04L63/0428; H04L63/0485
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A unitary cryptographic device for use with a data terminal (DEE) in a data network, having a transmission channel (S) with associated transmission cryptogrnerator (KG-S) for encoding transmitted data and corresponding data input and output equipment (DE,DA), a reception channel (E) with associated reception cryptogenerator (KG-E) and corresponding data input and output equipment (DE, DA), a control device (C) for controlling the reception and transmission channels (S, E), an internal monitoring device (UA) assigned to the control device (C) for independent monitoring of the cryptographic device functions, and a display means (A) linked to the monitoring device (UA) for identification of a defective function in the cryptographic device by alphanumeric representation of information about the defective function.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A unitary cryptographic device for use with a data terminal (DEE) in a data network, having a transmission channel (S) with associated transmission cryptogrnerator (KG-S) for encoding transmitted data and corresponding data input and output equipment (DE,DA), a reception channel (E) with associated reception cryptogenerator (KG-E) and corresponding data input and output equipment (DE, DA), a control device (C) for controlling the reception and transmission channels (S, E), an internal monitoring device (UA) assigned to the control device (C) for independent monitoring of the cryptographic device functions, and a display means (A) linked to the monitoring device (UA) for identification of a defective function in the cryptographic device by alphanumeric representation of information about the defective function.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A cryptographic device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the monitoring device (UA) is designed as a program-controlled computer arrangement, via which a multiplicity of monitoring functions hierarchically structured with respect to one another can be called up for monitoring the cryptographic device functions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
118 words
A cryptographic device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that the monitoring device (UA) is assigned a status memory (ZS) for storing the current operating status of the cryptographic device, and in that a monitoring function is provided which records messages in the control device (C), a corresponding defined operating status being the prerequisite for each message and it being possible for each message to trigger a routine of control device, and which compares the operating status that is the prerequisite for the message with the actual current operating status of the cryptographic device, and if the statuses differ causes the cryptographic device to assume an error status, and displays the error via the display means (A).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
82 words
A cryptographic device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that assigned to the message is a data word which represents the operating status of the cryptographic device that is the prerequisite for the message, and in that there is stored in the status memory (ZS) a further data word which represents the actual current operating status of the cryptographic device, and in that the monitoring device (UA) compares said data words in a monitoring function serving in particular for task tracing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
A cryptographic device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that a monitoring function serving for the function checking of the memories (MA, ZS, MP) assigned to the control device (C) is provided, which monitoring function checks the memories (MA, ZS, MP) by reading out nd re-entering test data words after a "reset" routine has been called.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
A cryptographic device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that a monitoring function that checks the program structure of the control device (C) is provided, which monitoring function, when a subroutine is called, compares a code number assigned to the subroutine with a call-up code transferred when the subroutine was called up, and if the codes differ causes the control device to assume an error status, and displays said error on the display means (A).
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