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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 28, 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 system and method connect a first network device and a second network device by initiating a secure communication link. The system includes one or more servers configured to: receive, from the first network device, a request to look up a network address of the second network device based on an identifier associated with the second network device; determine, in response to the request, whether the second network device is available for a secure communications service; and initiate a secure communication link between the first network device and the second network device based on a determination that the second network device is available for the secure communications service; wherein the secure communications service uses the secure communication link to communicate at least one of video data and audio data between the first network device and the second network device.