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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2011
Victor Larson, Fairfax, VA (US);
Robert Dunham Short, Iii, Leesburg, VA (US);
Edmond Colby Munger, Crownsville, MD (US);
Michael Williamson, South Riding, VA (US);
Victor Larson, Fairfax, VA (US);
Robert Dunham Short, III, Leesburg, VA (US);
Edmond Colby Munger, Crownsville, MD (US);
Michael Williamson, South Riding, VA (US);
VirnetX, Inc., Zephyr Cove, NV (US);
Abstract
A network device comprises a storage device storing an application program for a secure communications service and at least one processor. The processor is configured to execute the application program enabling the network device to (a) send a request to look up a network address of a second network device based on an identifier associated with the second network device; (b) receive an indication that the second network device is available for the secure communications service, the indication including the requested network address of the second network device and provisioning information for a virtual private network communication link; (c) connect to the second network device, using the received network address of the second network device and the provisioning information for the virtual private network communication link; and (d) communicate with the second network device using the secure communications service via the virtual private network communication link.