Connection supporting apparatus
US8312532B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0272
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a connection supporting apparatus for supporting to establish a VPN through an IKE between a client and a gateway, comprising, a mode judging unit receiving authentication information of the client employed in the IKE, and judging whether or not a key exchange mode of the client is a main mode based upon the authentication information, a VPN setting request transmitting unit transmitting a VPN setting request to the gateway when the key exchange mode of the client is the main mode, the VPN setting request containing a client IP address as an authentication ID and information as to a communication key to be used when the client executes the IKE; and a notifying unit notifying both the communication key and the IP address to the client when the notifying unit receives a response with respect to the VPN setting request from the gateway.
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