SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING AN AGILE NETWORK PROTOCOL FOR SECURE COMMUNICATIONS USING SECURE DOMAIN NAMES
First Claim
1. A method of transparently creating an encrypted communications channel between a client device and a target device, each device being configured to allow audio video communications between the client device and the target device over the encrypted communications channel once the encrypted communications channel is created, the method comprising:
- (1) receiving from the client device a request for a network address associated with the target device;
(2) determining whether the request transmitted in step (1) is requesting access to a device that accepts an encrypted channel connection with the client device; and
(3) in response to determining that the address request in step (2) is requesting access to a device that accepts an encrypted communications channel connection with the client device, providing provisioning information required to initiate the creation of the encrypted communications channel between the client device and the target device such that the encrypted communications channel supports secure audio/video communications transmitted between the two devices.
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Abstract
A method and system are used to transparently create an encrypted communications channel between a client device and a target device. Audio video communications between the client device and the target device are allowed over the encrypted communications channel once the encrypted communications channel is created. The method comprises: (1) receiving from the client device a request for a network address associated with the target device; (2) determining whether the request is requesting access to a device that accepts an encrypted channel connection with the client device; and (3) depending on the determination made in step (2) providing provisioning information required to initiate the creation of the encrypted communications channel between the client device and the target device such that the encrypted communications channel supports secure audio/video communications transmitted between the two devices.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of transparently creating an encrypted communications channel between a client device and a target device, each device being configured to allow audio video communications between the client device and the target device over the encrypted communications channel once the encrypted communications channel is created, the method comprising:
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(1) receiving from the client device a request for a network address associated with the target device; (2) determining whether the request transmitted in step (1) is requesting access to a device that accepts an encrypted channel connection with the client device; and (3) in response to determining that the address request in step (2) is requesting access to a device that accepts an encrypted communications channel connection with the client device, providing provisioning information required to initiate the creation of the encrypted communications channel between the client device and the target device such that the encrypted communications channel supports secure audio/video communications transmitted between the two devices. - 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)
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29. A system for transparently creating an encrypted communications channel between a client device and a target device, each device being configured to allow audio video communications therebetween over an encrypted communications channel once the encrypted communications channel is created, the system including a server configuration arranged to:
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(1) receive from the client device a request for a network address associated with the target device; (2) determine whether the request transmitted in step (1) is requesting access to a device that accepts an encrypted channel connection with the client device; and (3) in response to determining that the address request in step (2) is requesting access to a device that accepts an encrypted communications channel connection with the client device, provide provisioning information required to initiate the creation of the encrypted communications channel between the client device and the target device such that the encrypted communications channel supports secure audio/video communications transmitted between the two devices. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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