Modification of data packets so as to send them to a destination via a third party
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1. Apparatus for securing the transmission of data over a network comprising:
- sending means for a sending party to send one of more data packets in a secure format to a final recipient via a third party;
management means for a third party to obtain the network address of the final recipient from embedded information contained within the one or more data packets sent by the sending party in a secured format; and
forwarding means for a third party to forward the one or more data packets to the final recipient at the network address obtained from information embedded within the data packets.
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Abstract
The present invention comprises a method of and apparatus for simplifying the process of access to a network for a roaming computer user, divides the responsibility of servicing a given user wanting to access the network between multiple parties and minimizes the possibility of improper dissemination of email header data as well as improper use of network resources (including server systems) by non-clients.
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1. Apparatus for securing the transmission of data over a network comprising:
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sending means for a sending party to send one of more data packets in a secure format to a final recipient via a third party;
management means for a third party to obtain the network address of the final recipient from embedded information contained within the one or more data packets sent by the sending party in a secured format; and
forwarding means for a third party to forward the one or more data packets to the final recipient at the network address obtained from information embedded within the data packets.
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2. Method of providing anonymity relative the transmission of data over a network comprising the steps of:
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preparing a data stream from a sending party, wherein the data stream comprises header information, at least a portion of which includes the network address of the sending party and the network address of one or more final recipients; and
transparently and securely modifying the header information by substituting the network address of a third party for the addresses of the sending and receiving parties;
making available to the third party from the sending party the address of the intended final recipient;
sending the modified data stream from the sending party to said third party for later forwarding to the address of the final recipient.
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3. A method of securing the transmission of data over a network comprising the steps of:
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sending data packets to a third party for retransmission to a final recipient;
informing the third party of the address of the final recipient; and
forwarding - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Apparatus for securing the transmission of data over a network comprising:
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sending party security means for sending data packets from a sending party to a third party for retransmission to a final recipient;
third party security means for obtaining the network address of the final recipient; and
third party means for forwarding the data packets to the network address of said final recipient.
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9. Apparatus for providing anonymity relative the transmission of data over a network comprising:
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sending party security means for, transparently to the sending party, modifying header information originating with the sending party, in data packets intended for transmission to a final recipient, by listing a third party as both the sending and receiving party;
means for making available to said third party from the sending party the address of the intended final recipient; and
means for sending the modified data packets from the sending party to said third party for later forwarding to the address of said final recipient.
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10. A method of providing anonymity of a given network user in the transmission and reception of data comprising the steps of:
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interacting over the network with a third party for both sending data packets to a final recipient and receiving data packets transmitted from another party;
transmitting outgoing data packets from said given network user to said third party with the third party listed in a header as both the TO and FROM parties;
transmitting incoming data packets to said given network user from said third party with the given network user being listed in a header by an alias, as both the TO and FROM parties; and
changing the alias used for said given network user in accordance with predetermined conditions. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method of sending email over a network comprising the steps of:
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composing an email message with at least one original recipient name in the TO portion of a readable header;
requesting at least one recipient alias address from a service provider;
placing at least a portion of the at least one original recipient name in an encrypted message body of the email; and
sending the encrypted email to the recipient alias address. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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