System and method for automatically initiating and dynamically establishing secure internet connections between a fire-walled server and a fire-walled client
US8631139B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/166
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for automatically and dynamically initiating and establishing secure connections between a Server and a Client using a session control server (SCS). Both the Server and the Client are connected to an untrusted network (such as the Internet) through a Network Address Translator or Translation (NAT) router or a firewall. The SCS, independently trusted by both the Server and the Client, brokers the required connection parameters to establish a secure connection between the Server and the Client. The system and method does not require any user configuration on the Client and eliminates the need for the Server to accept explicit connection requests or packets from the Client, thereby allowing the Server firewall to always remain closed to all inbound traffic.
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