Secure message delivery using a trust broker
US8732452B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0807
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An email security system is described that allows users within different organizations to securely send email to one another. The email security system provides a federation server on the Internet or other unsecured network accessible by each of the organizations. Each organization provides identity information to the federation server. When a sender in one organization sends a message to a recipient in another organization, the federation server provides the sender's email server with a secure token for encrypting the message to provide secure delivery over the unsecured network.
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