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Techniques for secure message offloading

US8938613B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 31, 2012
Grant dateJan 20, 2015
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L9/32
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for secure message offloading are presented. An intermediary is transparently situated between a user's local messaging client and an external and remote messaging client. The user authenticates to the local client for access and the intermediary authenticates the user for access to the remote client using different credentials unknown to the user. Messages sent from the local client are transparently encrypted by the intermediary before being passed to the remote client and messages received from the remote client are transparently decrypted before being delivered to the local client.

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