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Secure communications between internet and remote client

US7702901B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References
24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 7, 2004
Grant dateApr 20, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 16, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/06
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for securing communications within a computer network that includes wireless devices is presented. The method involves the use of a middleware server, which allows ill-performing and potentially insecure communications protocols to be off-loaded onto a more powerful machine running in a more secure environment, e.g., within a company's Intranet. The method can be practiced with any symmetric encryption algorithm, and can be combined with additional security methods, such as asymmetric encryption methods.

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