Internet secure terminal for personal computers
US7962742B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/166
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device which defends Internet (3) users against malware, inauthentic Internet (3) servers (4), counterfeit secure terminals (1), and other attacks. A secure terminal (1) is used as a PC local peripheral. SSL client software (8) executes on the secure terminal (1). Protocol software (7) and application software (6) which employ SSL execute on the secure terminal (1). Received server (4) certificates and their digital signatures are verified against values pre-loaded into the secure terminal (1). The user and the secure terminal (1) are mutually authenticated by passwords.
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