Third party VPN certification
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1. A method for creating a secure communication link, comprising:
- querying an online database to request a secure domain name address of a device;
receiving the secure domain name address in response to the querying;
facilitating an exchange of one or more verified certificates with the device in order to establish the secure communication link using the verified certificates; and
communicating with the device using the established secure communication link.
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Abstract
A virtual private network (VPN) over a telecommunications network is created by sending a request from a first VPN device to a second VPN device for establishing a VPN between the first and second VPN devices. The request includes a first signed certificate having a verified VPN parameter for the first VPN device. A reply is received at the first VPN device from the second VPN device that includes a second signed certificate having a verified VPN parameter for the second VPN device. The VPN is established between the first and second VPN devices based on each verified VPN parameter for each of the first and second VPN devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for creating a secure communication link, comprising:
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querying an online database to request a secure domain name address of a device; receiving the secure domain name address in response to the querying; facilitating an exchange of one or more verified certificates with the device in order to establish the secure communication link using the verified certificates; and communicating with the device using the established secure communication link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing the following:
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providing a remote name of a pre-authorized secure name pair to an online database; receiving a secure domain name address for a device in response to the providing; facilitating an exchange of one or more verified certificates for the secure communication link with the device using the secure domain name address; and facilitating the establishment of a secure communication link using the one or more verified certificates. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device, comprising:
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a memory storing a plurality of verified certificates for facilitating the establishment of a secure communication link with the device, the verified certificates each being associated with a different local name associated with the device; and a processor configured to; receive a request to initiate a secure communication link from a second device, and locate a name in the request and compare the name with the plurality of different local names to identify at least one stored verified certificate for use in establishing a secure communication link with the the second device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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