Secure messaging
First Claim
1. A method for secure electronic communication of an email message from an originator to a recipient, said method comprising the steps of:
- said originator removing a security sensitive portion of the message;
said originator employing a first network connection to send the removed portion to an externally accessible store, said externally accessible store being operative to grant access to said stored removed portion upon presentation of a two factor authentication, the two factors comprising an authentication code and a reference code;
said originator employing email to send the residue of the message, along with one, only, of the two factors and notification that said removed portion is in said store, via an external Internet connection to said recipient;
said originator employing a second external network connection to send another, only, of the two factors to said recipient separately from the one factor;
said recipient receiving said one of the two factors and said notification by said email and said recipient receiving said another of the two factors, by said second external network, separately from said email;
said recipient accessing said external store; and
said recipient employing a third external network connection to provide said externally accessible store with the necessary two factor authentication comprising said reference code and said authentication code and for said store to grant external access to said removed portion.
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Abstract
A messaging method and system sends secure emails (14) by the email originator (10) removing the portion of the email (14) which is confidential (24) from the body of the email (14). The removed portion (24) is sent to a secure storage site (30). The residue (20) of the email (14) is sent to the intended recipient (12), together with a notification (22) that the confidential portion (24) is at the secure site (30). Secure storage site 30 then sends a SMS text message (38) to the recipient'"'"'s mobile phone (44) which has an authentication code (38) which the recipient (12) uses to establish identity and retrieve the confidential portion (24) of the email message (14) from the secure store (30). The secure store (30) emails the originator with notification (60) when the recipient (12) retrieves the secure portion (24) of the email message (14).
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22 Claims
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1. A method for secure electronic communication of an email message from an originator to a recipient, said method comprising the steps of:
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said originator removing a security sensitive portion of the message; said originator employing a first network connection to send the removed portion to an externally accessible store, said externally accessible store being operative to grant access to said stored removed portion upon presentation of a two factor authentication, the two factors comprising an authentication code and a reference code; said originator employing email to send the residue of the message, along with one, only, of the two factors and notification that said removed portion is in said store, via an external Internet connection to said recipient; said originator employing a second external network connection to send another, only, of the two factors to said recipient separately from the one factor; said recipient receiving said one of the two factors and said notification by said email and said recipient receiving said another of the two factors, by said second external network, separately from said email; said recipient accessing said external store; and said recipient employing a third external network connection to provide said externally accessible store with the necessary two factor authentication comprising said reference code and said authentication code and for said store to grant external access to said removed portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 20, 22)
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13. A system for secure electronic communication of an email message from an originator to a recipient, said system comprising:
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a message splitter operative to split the email message between a first email message and a second message, removing at least a security sensitive portion of the email message to make the second message; a second message sender for sending the second message, comprising the removed portion, via a first network connection to an external externally accessible store, said externally accessible store being operative to grant access to said stored removed portion upon presentation of a two factor authentication, the two factors comprising an authentication code and a reference code; a sender for sending one, only, of the two factors to said recipient via a second, external network connection; a first email message sender for sending the first email message, comprising the residue of the message, along with another, only, of the two factors and notification that said removed portion is in said externally accessible store, via an external Internet connection, to said recipient; accessing means for said recipient to access said externally accessible store; and a third network connection for said recipient to provide said externally accessible store with said two factor authentication comprising said reference code and said authentication code for said externally accessible store to grant external access to said removed portion. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 21)
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18. A method for secure electronic communication of an email message with a security sensitive portion from an originator to a recipient, said method comprising the steps of:
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said originator removing the security sensitive portion of the message;
providing a first network connection and an externally accessible store operative to grant access to the removed portion of the message upon presentation of a two factor authentication, the two factors comprising an authentication code and a reference code;said originator employing said first network connection to send the removed portion of the message to the external store, said originator employing email to send a residue of the message, along with one, only, of the two factors and a notification that the removed portion is in said store, via an external Internet connection to said recipient; said originator providing a second external network connection and employing said second network connection to send another, only, of the two factors to said recipient separately from the one factor; said recipient receiving said one of the two factors and said notification by said email and said recipient receiving said another of the two factors, by said second external network, separately from said email; said recipient accessing said externally accessible store; and
said recipient providing a third network connection and employing said third network connection to provide said externally accessible store with the two factor authentication comprising said reference code and said authentication code for said externally accessible store to grant access to the removed portion.
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19. A system for secure electronic communication of an email message with a security sensitive portion from an originator to a recipient, said system comprising:
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a message splitter for removing at least a security sensitive portion of the message; a removed portion sender for sending the removed portion to an externally accessible store via a first network connection, said externally accessible store being operative to grant access to said removed portion upon presentation of a two factor authentication, the two factors comprising an authentication code and a reference code; an email message sender for sending one, only of the two factors together with a residue of the message, with notification that said removed portion is in said store, via an external Internet connection to said recipient; a sender for sending another, only, of the two factors to said recipient, separately from the one factor, via a second, external network connection; accessing means operable by said recipient for accessing said externally accessible store; and a third network connection operable by said recipient for providing said externally accessible store with said two factor authentication comprising said reference code and said authentication code for said externally accessible store to grant external access to said removed portion.
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