Business to business secure mail
US8447976B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/125
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Business to business secure mail may be provided. Consistent with embodiments of the invention, a protected message may be received. The recipient may request a token from a trust broker, submit the token to an authorization server associated with the sender, receive a user license from the authorization server; and decrypt the protected message using the user license. The protected message may restrict actions that may be taken by the recipient, such as forwarding to other users.
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