Centralized secure offload of cryptographic security services for distributed security enforcement points
US9137203B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/76
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to network security and provide a method, system and computer program product for centralized secure offload of key exchange services for distributed security enforcement points. In one embodiment, a data processing system for centralized secure offload of key exchange services for distributed security enforcement points can be provided. The system can include a security enforcement point controlling communication flows between devices in different less trusted zones of protection, and a security server communicatively coupled to the security enforcement point and hosting key exchange services disposed in a more trusted zone of protection. The security enforcement point can include an interface to the key exchange services and program code enabled to offload at least one portion of a key exchange through the interface to the key exchange services disposed in the more trusted zone of protection.
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