MESSAGE ARCHIVAL ASSURANCE FOR ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. In a messaging system, a message archival assurance method comprising:
- receiving an encrypted message designated for receipt by a messaging client;
determining whether the encrypted message is decryptable using one of a set of a bulk keys accessible by the messaging system; and
,archiving and forwarding the encrypted message to the messaging client only if the encrypted message is decryptable using one of a set of bulk keys accessible by the messaging system and otherwise discarding the encrypted message.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to encrypted message management in an archival environment, and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for message archival assurance. In one embodiment of the invention, a message archival assurance method can be provided that can include receiving an encrypted message designated for receipt by a messaging client; determining whether the encrypted message is decryptable using one of a set of a bulk keys accessible by the messaging system; and, archiving and forwarding the encrypted message to the messaging client only if the encrypted message is decryptable using one of a set of bulk keys accessible by the messaging system and otherwise discarding the encrypted message.
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13 Claims
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1. In a messaging system, a message archival assurance method comprising:
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receiving an encrypted message designated for receipt by a messaging client; determining whether the encrypted message is decryptable using one of a set of a bulk keys accessible by the messaging system; and
,archiving and forwarding the encrypted message to the messaging client only if the encrypted message is decryptable using one of a set of bulk keys accessible by the messaging system and otherwise discarding the encrypted message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A messaging data processing system comprising:
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a messaging system configured for coupling to a plurality of messaging clients; a message archive coupled to the messaging system; a plurality of bulk data keys accessible by the messaging system for decrypting archived messages in the message archive; and
,message archival assurance logic comprising program code enabled to determine whether a received encrypted message is decryptable using one of the bulk data keys and to archive and forward the encrypted message to a designated one of the messaging clients only if the encrypted message is decryptable using one of a the bulk keys and to otherwise discard the encrypted message.
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8. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for message archival assurance in a messaging system, the computer program product including:
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computer usable program code for receiving an encrypted message designated for receipt by a messaging client; computer usable program code for determining whether the encrypted message is decryptable using one of a set of a bulk keys accessible by the messaging system; and
,computer usable program code for archiving and forwarding the encrypted message to the messaging client only if the encrypted message is decryptable using one of a set of bulk keys accessible by the messaging system and otherwise discarding the encrypted message. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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