Versatile secure and non-secure messaging
US8028166B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/101
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A messaging system and method are associated with a first device. The messaging system includes a plurality of credentials and a plurality of authorities. Each authority associates at least one of a plurality of protocol operations with at least one of the plurality of credentials. The messaging system is adapted to receive an initiating message from a second device, which identifies at least one of the authorities, and responsively implements a security protocol for further messages between the first and second devices in accordance with the identified authority.
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