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Third party VPN certification

  • US 7,944,915 B2
  • Filed: 08/17/2007
  • Issued: 05/17/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for creating a virtual private network (VPN) over a telecommunications network, comprising steps of:

  • receiving at a certification authority a certificate request for a VPN device connected to the telecommunications network, the certificate request including at least one VPN parameter that will be used for establishing a VPN over the telecommunications network;

    verifying at the certification authority each VPN parameter contained in the certificate request; and

    sending a signed certification to the VPN device when each VPN parameter contained in the certificate request is verified;

    wherein the certificate request includes a range of telecommunications network addresses that the VPN device will use for VPNs established through the VPN device; and

    wherein the step of verifying verifies the range of telecommunications network addresses contained in the certificate request.

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