Secure instant messaging system using instant messaging group policy certificates
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating instant messaging comprising:
- receiving a secure instant messaging group policy certificate issued by a instant messaging public key infrastructure (PKI) policy certificate issuing unit wherein the secure instant messaging group policy certificate includes data identifying at least instant messaging group members; and
communicating an instant message from one instant messaging group member to at least another group member based on the data identifying instant messaging group members from the secure instant messaging group policy certificate.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for facilitating instant messaging utilizes a secure instant message group policy certificate issued by an instant messaging public key infrastructure policy certificate issuing unit. The secure instant messaging group policy certificate is received, such as through a local instant messaging secure public key infrastructure proxy, and contains data defining the group members, references to other groups, security controls and relevant data such as allowed algorithms. The secure instant messaging group policy certificate defines a plurality of different instant messaging groups, each identified by an instant messaging group identifier. Each instant messaging group identifier is associated with a plurality of instant message group number identifiers.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating instant messaging comprising:
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receiving a secure instant messaging group policy certificate issued by a instant messaging public key infrastructure (PKI) policy certificate issuing unit wherein the secure instant messaging group policy certificate includes data identifying at least instant messaging group members; and communicating an instant message from one instant messaging group member to at least another group member based on the data identifying instant messaging group members from the secure instant messaging group policy certificate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An instant messaging device comprising:
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at least one processor; and memory, operatively coupled to the at least one processor, containing instructions that when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to; receive a secure instant messaging group policy certificate issued by a instant messaging public key infrastructure (PKI) policy certificate issuing unit wherein the secure instant messaging group policy certificate includes data identifying at least instant messaging group members; and communicate an instant message from one instant messaging group member to at least another group member based on the data identifying instant messaging group members from the secure instant messaging group policy certificate. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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