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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2008
Kelley K. Garcia, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, Ii, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Richard J. Newhook, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Martin S. Ramsey, Bristol, CT (US);
Raull Rangel, San Antonio, TX (US);
James W. Seaman, Falls Church, VA (US);
Kelley K. Garcia, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Rick A. Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Richard J. Newhook, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Martin S. Ramsey, Bristol, CT (US);
Raull Rangel, San Antonio, TX (US);
James W. Seaman, Falls Church, VA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method provides secure channels for communication in a virtual universe by employing a packet interception layer for incoming and outgoing data packets. A data path is defined and is sequentially encrypted with the public keys of servers in the path. Decryption and identification of the next server occurs in a sequential manner in which the path is known only to the sender.