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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2004
Pratima Ahuja, Foster City, CA (US);
Manoj Khangaonkar, Foster City, CA (US);
Kai Mike Zhang, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Pratima Ahuja, Foster City, CA (US);
Manoj Khangaonkar, Foster City, CA (US);
Kai Mike Zhang, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for selective, end-to-end message level security. The apparatus includes a message class definition module, a security module, and a messaging module. The message class definition module identifies a predetermined message class of an internode message. The security module applies security to the message at an application layer. The security that is applied to the message corresponds to a security level, which depends on the message class of the message. The security may include encryption, authentication, and/or other security features. The messaging module communicates the message between a first node and a second node. A third node, such as a broker, may be interposed between the first and second nodes, in which case the security of the message is preserved at the third node.