System and method for secure peer-to-peer communication between downloaded programs
US5761421A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/168
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for establishing a peer-to-peer communication connection between computer programs from the same security domain, but executing in first and second computers, is disclosed. A first computer program, while executing in the first computer, sends a communication a message to the second computer, requesting a peer-to-peer communication connection. Upon receiving the message at said second computer, the second computer determines whether a second computer program meeting predefined criteria for establishing a peer-to-peer communication connection is executing in the second computer. If so, the second computer sends to the first computer a reply message accepting the request. After receipt of the reply message by the first computer, the requested peer-to-peer communication connection between the first and second computer programs is established. In a preferred embodiment, the predefined criteria for establishing a peer-to-peer communication connection is that the first and second computer programs be from the same server computer.
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