Safe with controllable data transfer capability

A safe comprising:

• an outer structure defining an access opening and an interior compartment;
• a door pivotally coupled to the outer structure and configured for being moved between an opened position and a closed position, wherein the door is positioned in the access opening when in the closed position;
• a data transfer port comprising an external side, an internal side and a communication port, wherein the external side is accessible from outside the safe, wherein the data transfer port is configured to be in communication with a data storage device positioned within the interior compartment of the safe, wherein the data transfer port is configured to receive a valid code and device data, and wherein the valid code and the device data are encoded together as coded data;
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• a safe controller coupled to the internal side of the data transfer port, wherein the safe controller comprises an internal data port accessible from the interior compartment of the safe, and wherein the safe controller is configured to recognize the valid code among at least a portion of communication data received on the communication port,
• wherein the safe controller is configured to decode the coded data to extract any device data from the coded data and selectively allow the decoded device data to pass through the data transfer port and the internal data port to the data storage device when the door is in the closed position and only after the valid code is received by the safe controller and decoded from the coded data.