System and method of exploiting the security of a secure communication channel to secure a non-secure communication channel
US6986040B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0823
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention features a system and method for establishing a secure communication channel between a client and an application server. In one embodiment, a ticket service generates a ticket having an identifier and a session key. A communications device obtains the ticket from the ticket service and transmits the ticket to a client over a secure communication channel. The client transmits the identifier of the ticket to an application server over an application communication channel. The application server then obtains a copy of the session key of the ticket from the ticket service. Communications exchanged between the client and the application server over the application communication channel are then encrypted using the session key to establish the application communication channel as a secure communication channel.
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