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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Prakash Umasankar Mukkara, Bangalore, IN;
Lloyd Leon Burch, Payson, UT (US);
Inventors:
Prakash Umasankar Mukkara, Bangalore, IN;
Lloyd Leon Burch, Payson, UT (US);
Assignee:
Novell, Inc., Provo, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Techniques for identity-based Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Virtual Private Networks (VPN's) are provided. First and second principals authenticate to a trusted third party. The first principal subsequently requests a P2P VPN with the second principal. The second principal is contacted on behalf of the first principal and permission is acquired. The first and second principals are then sent commands to directly establish a P2P VPN communication session with one another.