SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND STORING SENSITIVE DATA

摘要

A secure storage system for storing sensitive data out of reach of hackers. The system involves a data storage system 8 that is coupled to server 2 which receives data from remote terminals 5. When sensitive data is received from the terminals 5, the server 2 forwards the sensitive data to the storage system 8 by means of a one-way communications link 9. The link 9 allows a sensitive data packet to be sent in one direction only from the server 2 to the storage system 8 which in turn returns an acknowledgement packet to the server 2. The sever 2 and the storage system 8 can be linked by several links 9 and more than one storage system 8 can be coupled to the server 2. The sensitive data can be encrypted, interleaved with dummy data or split between several links 9 to be forwarded for storage.