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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 04, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

John C. Dayka, New Paltz, NY (US);

Michael Charles Osborne, Rueschlikon, CH;

Tamas Visegrady, Rueschlikon, CH;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); G06F 21/71 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/105 (2013.01); G06F 21/602 (2013.01); H04L 9/088 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04L 63/0435 (2013.01); H04L 63/0471 (2013.01); H04L 63/06 (2013.01); H04L 63/123 (2013.01); G06F 21/71 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2107 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2113 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer-implemented method, a computer system, and a computer program product are provided for enforcing multi-level security (MLS) on a message transmitted over a network that may be insecure. The method includes the processor obtaining a request from a source to send a message to a target, where the request includes the message and a context indicating a requested security level for the message. The processor encrypts the message based on ascertaining the message received in the request is a plaintext. The processor authenticates the encrypted message based on ascertaining the encrypted message is a ciphertext, where the target is enabled to trace the authenticated ciphertext back to the source. The processor transmits the authenticated encrypted message to the target across the network.


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