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Method and apparatus to facilitate virtual transport layer security on a virtual network

  • US 7,290,280 B2
  • Filed: 04/08/2002
  • Issued: 10/30/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to facilitate virtual transport layer security on a virtual network, wherein the virtual network allows peer-to-peer communications, comprising:

  • creating a first pipe at a first peer, wherein a pipe is a one-way input channel into a peer, and wherein the peer is any type of computer system;

    associating a first peer identifier with the first pipe;

    advertising an availability of the first pipe, thereby allowing other peers to discover the first peer and to initiate secure direct peer-to-peer communications with the first peer;

    connecting to the first pipe from a second peer;

    creating a second pipe at the second peer;

    associating a second peer identifier with the second pipe;

    connecting to the second pipe from the first peer;

    wherein the first pipe and the second pipe form a virtual connection between the first peer and the second peer; and

    initiating secure communications on the virtual connection between the first peer and the second peer without the assistance of a server, and by using an available underlying transport layer, wherein the transport layer does not require robust transport services.

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