SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION CONFIGURATION
First Claim
1. A method for connecting a first party at a first network device to a second party at a second network device in a digital communication session comprising the steps of:
- maintaining a database of security level ratings associated with a plurality of network segments;
receiving a notification at a server from said first network device corresponding to said digital communication session having an associated security threshold;
determining a network route connecting said first network device and said second network device comprising at least a first network segment selected from said plurality;
determining a route security rating as a function of at least said security level rating associated with said first network segment; and
blocking connection of said communication session over said network route if said route security rating is less than said security threshold.
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Abstract
A communication system including a routing server and gateway server through which digital communication sessions are established along selected network routes based upon security requirements is disclosed. A digital communication request having a security level required is transmitted to a routing server. The routing server then determines a route, if available, having a route security rating sufficient for the specified communication and initiates the communication using the gateway server. The route security score is calculated based upon a table of security ratings associated with a plurality of connected networks segments which comprise a digital communication network.
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53 Claims
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1. A method for connecting a first party at a first network device to a second party at a second network device in a digital communication session comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a database of security level ratings associated with a plurality of network segments; receiving a notification at a server from said first network device corresponding to said digital communication session having an associated security threshold; determining a network route connecting said first network device and said second network device comprising at least a first network segment selected from said plurality; determining a route security rating as a function of at least said security level rating associated with said first network segment; and blocking connection of said communication session over said network route if said route security rating is less than said security threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for connecting a first party at a first network device to a second party at a second network device in a digital communication session of comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a database of security level ratings associated with a plurality of network segments, wherein said security level ratings include a first score corresponding to unsecured communication and a second score corresponding to secured communication; receiving a notification at a server from said first network device corresponding to said digital communication session having an associated security threshold; determining a network route connecting said first network device and said second network device comprising at least a first network segment selected from said plurality; determining a first route security rating as a function of at least said first score associated with said first network segment; and blocking said communication session in an unencrypted format if said first route security rating is less than said security threshold. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A data network for handling digital communications comprising:
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a first and second network device, wherein each device is configured to send and receive digital communication packets; a data network comprising a plurality of network segments connected to said first and second network devices; a database connected to said data network maintaining a plurality of scores, each score corresponding to a network segment selected from said plurality; and a server connected to said network, said server being configured to receive a network communication request having a security threshold from said first network device, determine a route comprising a selected number of said plurality of network segments, wherein said route is determined based upon said plurality of scores and said security threshold, and connecting said first and said second network devices in a digital communication session.
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46. A method for connecting a first party associated with a first network device to a second party associated with second network device in a digital communication session comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a database of security level ratings associated with a plurality of network segments and user security ratings associated with at least said first and said second parties; receiving a notification at a server from said first network device corresponding to said digital communication session having an associated security threshold; determining a network route connecting said first network device and said second network device comprising at least a first network segment selected from said plurality; determining a route security rating as a function of at least said security level rating associated with said first network segment; and blocking connection of said communication session over said network route if any of said route security rating, said user security rating of said first party, or said user security rating of said second party is less than said security threshold.
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47. The method of clam 46, wherein said second user is logged into said second device.
- 48. The method of clam 47, wherein said first user is logged into said first device.
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50. A method for connecting a first party associated with a first network device to a digital conference comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a database of security level ratings associated with a plurality of network segments and user security ratings associated with at least said first party; receiving a notification at a server from said first network device corresponding to a request to join said digital conference; receiving a security threshold associated with said digital conference; determining at least one network route connecting said first network device to said digital conference comprising at least a first network segment selected from said plurality; determining a route security rating as a function of at least said security level rating associated with said first network segment; and blocking connection of said communication session over said network route if either of said route security rating or said user security rating of said first party is less than said security threshold. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53)
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