Secured KVM switch

A keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) switch that supports secure input/output (I/O) communications between an I/O device in communication with the KVM switch and a data processing system in communication with the KVM switch, the KVM switch comprising:

• a peripheral port operable to communicate with the I/O device;
• a system port operable to communicate with the data processing system;
• security logic in the KVM switch that establishes a first secure communication channel between the KVM switch and the I/O device via the peripheral port;
• virtual KVM logic in the KVM switch that establishes a second secure communication channel between the KVM switch and the data processing system via the system port;
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• switching logic that, in response to receiving I/O data from the I/O device via the first secure communication channel, transmits the I/O data from the KVM switch to the data processing system via the second secure communication channel.

An information handling system that supports secure input/output (I/O) communications between an I/O device and a data processing system via a keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) switch, the information handling system comprising:

• a data processing system;
• an input/output (I/O) device;
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• a keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) switch in communication with the data processing system and the I/O device a peripheral port in the KVM switch operable to communicate with the I/O device;
• a system port in the KVM switch operable to communicate with the data processing system;
• security logic in the KVM switch that establishes a first secure communication channel between the KVM switch and the I/O device via the peripheral port;
• virtual KVM logic in the KVM switch that establishes a second secure communication channel between the KVM switch and the data processing system via the system port;
• and
• switching logic that, in response to receiving I/O data from the I/O device via the first secure communication channel, transmits the I/O data from the KVM switch to the data processing system via the second secure communication channel.