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US 2006/0220850 A1Published application
Integral security apparatus for remotely placed network devices
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsRobert Bowser, David Theobold
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Abstract
Integral electronic security is provided for a remotely placed network device to reduce the risk of theft, vandalism, or tampering. Sensors monitor the environment surrounding the remotely placed network device. When tampering is detected, a message is sent to a monitoring station. Optionally, the network device can clear its own configuration to prevent the loss of sensitive data.
Claims20
An apparatus for providing electronic security to a network device, comprising:
- a sensor;
- a signal conditioning module comprising logic for processing a signal sent by the sensor, the signal indicative of tampering;
- and
- a motherboard comprising a central processing unit responsive to the signal conditioning module receiving the signal indicative of tampering to send a message to a monitoring device.
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A computer-readable medium of instructions, comprising:
- signal conditioning means coupled to a sensing means and responsive to signals sent by a sensing means;
- a processing means responsive to the signal conditioning means;
- wherein the signal conditioning means determines from signals sent from the sensing means when a condition indicative of tampering exists, the signal conditioning means responsive to notifying the processing means of the condition indicative of tampering, and the processing means responsive to notification of the condition indicative of tampering to send an alarm signal to an external monitoring station.
A method for implementing network security for a network device coupled to a network, comprising:
- receiving a signal from a sensor indicative of an alarm event;
- sending an alarm message to a remote monitoring station coupled to the network;
- and
- deleting data from a non-volatile memory coupled to the network device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.