System and method of indicating the strength of encryption
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1. A method of indicating on an electronic device a security trust level associated with an electronic message that has been encrypted, comprising the steps of:
- accessing security-related data associated with the electronic message;
wherein the security-related data indicates which type of security cipher algorithm was used with respect to the electronic message;
accessing security-related trust categories that are stored on the electronic device;
determining, based upon the accessed security-related data, which of the security-related trust categories corresponds to the electronic message;
wherein a trust-level indicator is displayed on the electronic device;
wherein the trust-level indicator comprises a trust-level description regarding encryption applied to the electronic message, the trust-level description being based upon the determined corresponding security-related trust category.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for secure messaging on mobile computing devices. The method and system provide for an indication of a security trust level associated with a security method used with an electronic message.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of indicating on an electronic device a security trust level associated with an electronic message that has been encrypted, comprising the steps of:
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accessing security-related data associated with the electronic message; wherein the security-related data indicates which type of security cipher algorithm was used with respect to the electronic message; accessing security-related trust categories that are stored on the electronic device; determining, based upon the accessed security-related data, which of the security-related trust categories corresponds to the electronic message; wherein a trust-level indicator is displayed on the electronic device; wherein the trust-level indicator comprises a trust-level description regarding encryption applied to the electronic message, the trust-level description being based upon the determined corresponding security-related trust category. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A security-level indication system for electronic devices, wherein security-related data indicates what type of security has been used for an electronic message that has been encrypted, comprising:
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a security-related policy store configured to store security-related trust categories; a comparator module configured to determine which of the security-related trust categories corresponds to the electronic message by using the security-related data; wherein a trust-level indicator is displayed on the electronic device; wherein the trust-level indicator comprises a trust-level description regarding encryption applied to the electronic message, the trust-level description being based upon the determined corresponding security-related trust category. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A system of indicating on an electronic device a security trust level associated with an electronic message that has been encrypted, comprising:
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means for accessing security-related data associated with the electronic message; wherein the security-related data indicates which type of security cipher algorithm was used with respect to the electronic message; means for accessing security-related trust categories that are stored on the electronic device; means for determining, based upon the accessed security-related data, which of the security-related trust categories corresponds to the electronic message; wherein a trust-level indicator is displayed on the electronic device; wherein the trust-level indicator comprises a trust-level description regarding encryption applied to the electronic message, the trust-level description being based upon the determined corresponding security-related trust category.
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