A secure wireless LAN device includes a housing, a wireless transceiver
carried by the housing, and a cryptography circuit carried by the
housing. The cryptography circuit may operate using cryptography
information and may also render unuseable the cryptography information
based upon tampering. The cryptography circuit may include at least one
volatile memory for storing the cryptography information, and a battery
for maintaining the cryptography information in the at least one volatile
memory. Accordingly, the cryptography circuit may further include at
least one switch operatively connected to the housing for disconnecting
the battery from the at least one volatile memory so that the
cryptography information therein is lost based upon breach of the
housing. The cryptographic information may comprise a cryptography key
and/or at least a portion of a cryptography algorithm. This cryptographic
information remains relatively secure and is lost upon tampering, such as
removing the housing.