Method and system for securely Sharing files
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- preauthorizing a first device to communicate with at least one of a second device and a plurality of other devices by exchanging credentialing information via a secure network; and
accessing at the first device at least one file accessible to the first device through a first file system, access to the at least one file is provided to the first file system via a secure channel over an unsecure network by at least one of the second device and the other devices upon the first file system authenticating itself using the credentialing information to a second file system on the second device or the other devices which store the at least one file being accessed.
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Abstract
A system and method for sharing files securely includes server software on a first device configured to communicate with server software operating on one or more other preauthorized devices, such as a second device. The servers communicate with each other securely using cryptographic information exchanged during a preauthorization phase using a range-limited communication channel. The server on the first device obtains file information from the other preauthorized device(s) and combines the information with local file information from the first device. This combined file information is sent to client software operating on the machine, which presents the combined file information to users.
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27 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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preauthorizing a first device to communicate with at least one of a second device and a plurality of other devices by exchanging credentialing information via a secure network; and
accessing at the first device at least one file accessible to the first device through a first file system, access to the at least one file is provided to the first file system via a secure channel over an unsecure network by at least one of the second device and the other devices upon the first file system authenticating itself using the credentialing information to a second file system on the second device or the other devices which store the at least one file being accessed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform:
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preauthorizing a first device to communicate with at least one of a second device and a plurality of other devices by exchanging credentialing information via a secure network; and
accessing at the first device at least one file accessible to the first device through a first file system, access to the at least one file is provided to the first file system via a secure channel over an unsecure network by at least one of the second device and the other devices upon the first file system authenticating itself using the credentialing information to a second file system on the second device or the other devices which store the at least one file being accessed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a preauthorization system that preauthorizes a first device to communicate with at least one of a second device and a plurality of other devices by exchanging credentialing information via a secure network; and
an access system that enables the first device to access at least one file accessible to the first device through a first file system, the first file system being provided access to the at least one file by at least one of the second device and the other devices upon the first file system authenticating itself using the credentialing information via a secure channel over an unsecure network to a second file system on the second device or the other devices which store the at least one file being accessed. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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