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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1999
Vipul Gupta, Fremont, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for remote access to a network server, using a secured and self-contained environment is described. In one or more embodiments of the invention, the needed software for transmission of information is readily available on portable media. The portable media can be used in conjunction with any compatible computer system to securely transfer or access information to or from Internet resources. In one or more embodiments of the invention, the operating system needed for accessing the remote server is stored on bootable media, such as a floppy disk for example. A user can reboot a computer or public terminal using the bootable media. Other portable and easily accessible media with larger memory storage capacity, such as a memory flash card, are utilized to store the necessary software for information communication. This invention as described is invulnerable to attacks by a preceding user of the computer system, as all communication software is freshly loaded from trusted portable media, belonging to the user. Thus, so long as the software stored on the portable storage media remains intact, all sensitive data will remain uncorrupted and immune against attacks by perpetrators.