A SYSTEM FOR SECURE ACCESS TO, AND ACTIVATION OF, A NETWORK TAP

摘要

An apparatus (Fig. 4) and method for securely tapping a computer network is disclosed. The secure network (402) tap permits remote activation and deactivation of its tapping functionality, encryption of the control channel (S1 412, S2 4141), and production of encrypted log files containing records of access to the underlying data stream. Depending on the embodiment, the secure network tap (402) may also provide fail-safe behavior in response to local link-state changes, and it may include functionality for capturing, archiving and encrypting the tapped traffic.