Secure message system with remote decryption service
First Claim
1. A method for providing recipients with access to message content in a system in which a sender sends a message having encrypted message content in at least one image tag to a recipient over a communications network, comprising:
- at the recipient, receiving the message that has the encrypted message content in the image tag;
at the recipient, uploading the image tag including the encrypted message content to a remote decryption service over the communications network; and
at the decryption service, decrypting the encrypted message content from the image tag and providing access to the decrypted message content to the recipient over the communications network.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for secure messaging are provided. A sender may encrypt content and send the encrypted content to a recipient over a communications network. The encrypted content may be decrypted for the recipient using a remote decryption service. Encrypted message content may be placed into a markup language form. Encrypted content may be incorporated into the form as a hidden form element. Form elements for collecting recipient credential information such as username and password information may also be incorporated into the form. At the recipient, the recipient may use the form to provide recipient credential information to the remote decryption service. The recipient may also use the form to upload the encrypted content from the form to the decryption service. The decryption service may provide the recipient with access to a decrypted version of the uploaded content over the communications network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing recipients with access to message content in a system in which a sender sends a message having encrypted message content in at least one image tag to a recipient over a communications network, comprising:
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at the recipient, receiving the message that has the encrypted message content in the image tag;
at the recipient, uploading the image tag including the encrypted message content to a remote decryption service over the communications network; and
at the decryption service, decrypting the encrypted message content from the image tag and providing access to the decrypted message content to the recipient over the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing recipients with access to message content comprising:
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encrypting message content at a sender to produce encrypted message content;
breaking the encrypted message content into pieces;
sending a message to a recipient over the Internet from the sender that contains the encrypted message content embedded in a plurality of image tags, each of which contains a respective one of the pieces of encrypted message content and each of which contains a message part identifier that identifies that piece;
uploading the plurality of image tags from the recipient to a decryption service over the Internet;
at the decryption service, reconstructing the encrypted message content from the pieces of encrypted message content using the message part identifiers;
at the decryption service, decrypting the encrypted message content to produce the message content for the recipient; and
providing the recipient with access to the message content at the decryption service over the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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