A network architecture in which user data traversing a core IP network is decrypted, filtered and re-encrypted one or more times. Note: The decryption, filtering, and re-encryption are performed within a "Red gateway"; consequently, the core is "striped" because the data path is alternately Black, Red, and Black.
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A network architecture in which user data traversing a core IP network is decrypted, filtered and re-encrypted one or more times. Note: The decryption, filtering, and re-encryption are performed within a "Red gateway"; consequently, the core is "striped" because the data path is alternately Black, Red, and Black.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Striped Core. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/striped-core
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