Method and system for a secure connection in communication networks
US8296825B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for enabling a user to communicate on a virtual private network through a public communication network, the possibility of communicating on the private network depending on the availability to the user of at least one enabling credential sent to the user in encrypted form. The system includes at least one SIM type module available to the user and bearing an encryption mechanism and it is configured to decrypt the enabling credential at the user exploiting the encryption mechanism home by the SIM type module, the SIM type module being able to interact with at least one additional communication network to activate the encryption mechanism.
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