System and method for negotiating security services and algorithms for communication across a computer network
US5784566A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 11, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2113
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and a method are described for selecting and initiating security services for communication across computer networks. Negotiation is facilitated between nodes of a computer network to determine whether a security service is to be used, and if so, what particular method of providing the security service will be used. Communication with a wide range of different computer systems using different methods of providing various security services is thereby facilitated.
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