Method and system for secure alert messaging
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1. A secure messaging system, comprising:
- a first messaging server and a separate alert messaging database operating in a private network; and
a second messaging server and an application server operating in a demilitarized zone (DMZ) network interposed between the private network and a public network;
the first messaging server in the private network receiving an alert message destined for an intended recipient in the public network, sending the alert message to the separate alert messaging database in the private network for storage, generating an electronic message notification to inform the intended recipient of the alert message, and sending the message notification to the second messaging server in the DMZ network that communicates with the intended recipient;
the second messaging server in the DMZ network receiving the electronic notification from the first messaging server in the private network and sending the message notification to a client device associated with the intended recipient in the public network;
the application server operating in the DMZ network receiving a request from the client device for the alert message corresponding to the message notification, retrieving the alert message from the alert messaging database in the private network, and sending the alert message to the client device for presentation to the intended recipient, thereby avoiding direct communication between the first messaging server operating in the private network and the client device operating in the public network.
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Abstract
An alert messaging system and method to securely transmit and receive alert messages via secure connection among one or more messaging servers and at least one client user station using a token-based, one-way handshake mechanism.
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1. A secure messaging system, comprising:
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a first messaging server and a separate alert messaging database operating in a private network; and a second messaging server and an application server operating in a demilitarized zone (DMZ) network interposed between the private network and a public network; the first messaging server in the private network receiving an alert message destined for an intended recipient in the public network, sending the alert message to the separate alert messaging database in the private network for storage, generating an electronic message notification to inform the intended recipient of the alert message, and sending the message notification to the second messaging server in the DMZ network that communicates with the intended recipient; the second messaging server in the DMZ network receiving the electronic notification from the first messaging server in the private network and sending the message notification to a client device associated with the intended recipient in the public network; the application server operating in the DMZ network receiving a request from the client device for the alert message corresponding to the message notification, retrieving the alert message from the alert messaging database in the private network, and sending the alert message to the client device for presentation to the intended recipient, thereby avoiding direct communication between the first messaging server operating in the private network and the client device operating in the public network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for secure messaging in a system comprising a first messaging server and a separate alert messaging database operating in a private network and a second messaging server and an application server operating in a demilitarized zone (DMZ) network interposed between the private network and a public network, the method comprising:
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at the first messaging server in the private network, receiving an alert message destined for an intended recipient in the public network; sending the alert message from the first messaging server to the separate alert messaging database in the private network for storage; at the first messaging server in the private network, generating an electronic message notification to inform the intended recipient of the alert message; sending the message notification from the first messaging server to the second messaging server in the DMZ network that communicates with the intended recipient; sending the message notification from the second messaging server in the DMZ network to a client device associated with the intended recipient; at the application server operating in the DMZ network, receiving a request from the client device for the alert message corresponding to the message notification and, in response, retrieving the alert message from the alert messaging database in the private network and sending the alert message to the client device for presentation to the intended recipient in the public network, thereby avoiding direct communication between the first messaging server in the private network and the client device in the public network. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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