MESSAGE-HANDLING SERVER AND METHOD FOR HANDLING SECURE MESSAGE ATTACHMENTS FOR A MOBILE DEVICE
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Abstract
A secure message that includes an attachment is received at a server. The secure message may have a secure layer that indicates that the secure message is at least digitally signed. The secure message may be provided without the attachment to the mobile device over a wireless network. A request may be received from the mobile device to access the attachment. The request may include an attachment identifier (ID) that identifies the attachment in accordance with a message-attachment indexing system. In response to the request to access the attachment, the server may perform an index lookup to find the attachment based upon the attachment ID, may look through the secure layer of the secure message in order to locate the attachment within the secure message, and may render at least an initial portion of the attachment by the server in a format for viewing by the mobile device.
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24 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method performed by a server for handling secure message attachments for a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving a secure message that includes an attachment, the secure message having a secure layer that indicates that the secure message is digitally signed; providing the secure message without the attachment to the mobile device over a non-secure connection; and providing the attachment to the mobile device over a secure connection established with the mobile device in response to a request to access the attachment from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A server arranged for handling secure message attachments for mobile devices, the server having network interface circuitry arranged to:
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receive a secure message that includes an attachment, the secure message having a secure layer that indicates that the secure message is digitally signed; provide the secure message without the attachment to the mobile device over a non-secure connection; and provide the attachment to the mobile device over a secure connection established with the mobile device in response to a request to access the attachment from the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors of a server to perform operations for handling secure message attachments for mobile devices, the operations comprising:
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receiving a secure message that includes an attachment, the secure message having a secure layer that indicates that the secure message is digitally signed; providing the secure message without the attachment to the mobile device over a non-secure connection; and providing the attachment to the mobile device over a secure connection established with the mobile device in response to a request to access the attachment from the mobile device.
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