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Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015

Filed:

Feb. 25, 2014
Applicant:

Surfeasy, Inc., Toronto, CA;

Inventors:

Chris Houston, Toronto, CA;

Athir Nuaimi, Toronto, CA;

Assignee:

Surfeasy, Inc., Toronto, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 63/205 (2013.01); H04W 12/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A rule set for client-applied encryption is created and deployed to a client device by a network device over a communications network. Encryption applied by the client in accordance with the rule set may form the basis of a secure connection in which encrypted information is encapsulated and tunneled across a network that includes a wireless or wired interface through which the client obtains network connectivity. The client may monitor operating conditions, including operating conditions of the communications network, client device, and/or service provider. The rule set includes one or more rules that may be used by the client in combination with the detected operating conditions to select the appropriate encryption protocol. The rule set may persist at the client for use over multiple sessions in which a range of communication protocols and/or access points are used by the client to obtain network connectivity.


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