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Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 14, 2012
Applicants:

Victor Larson, Fairfax, VA (US);

Robert Dunham Short, Iii, Leesburg, VA (US);

Edmond Colby Munger, Crownsville, MD (US);

Michael Williamson, South Riding, VA (US);

Inventors:

Victor Larson, Fairfax, VA (US);

Robert Dunham Short, III, Leesburg, VA (US);

Edmond Colby Munger, Crownsville, MD (US);

Michael Williamson, South Riding, VA (US);

Assignee:

VirnetX, Inc., Zephyr Cove, NV (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04L 12/701 (2013.01); H04L 12/707 (2013.01); H04L 12/703 (2013.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0435 (2013.01); G06F 21/606 (2013.01); H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 29/1232 (2013.01); H04L 29/12066 (2013.01); H04L 29/12216 (2013.01); H04L 29/12301 (2013.01); H04L 29/12594 (2013.01); H04L 29/12783 (2013.01); H04L 29/12801 (2013.01); H04L 41/00 (2013.01); H04L 45/00 (2013.01); H04L 45/24 (2013.01); H04L 45/28 (2013.01); H04L 61/1511 (2013.01); H04L 61/2007 (2013.01); H04L 61/2076 (2013.01); H04L 61/2092 (2013.01); H04L 61/303 (2013.01); H04L 61/35 (2013.01); H04L 61/6004 (2013.01); H04L 63/0227 (2013.01); H04L 63/0272 (2013.01); H04L 63/04 (2013.01); H04L 63/0407 (2013.01); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04L 63/1408 (2013.01); H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); H04L 63/1458 (2013.01); H04L 63/1466 (2013.01); H04L 67/14 (2013.01); H04L 63/105 (2013.01); H04L 63/164 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of establishing a secure communication link comprises: (a) receiving a request that (i) includes an identifier of a client and (ii) was sent in response to a determination that a DNS request from the client corresponds to a first computer configured to communicate securely; (b) comparing the received client identifier to at least one stored client identifier; (c) determining, based on the comparison, whether the client is authorized to communicate with the first computer; (d) generating a resource used to establish the secure communication link between the client and the first computer; (e) generating a message in response to determining that the client is not authorized to communicate with the first computer; and (f) in response to determining that the client is authorized to communicate with the first computer, making the resource available to the client to automatically establish the secure communication link.


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