Patent ID: 11936630
Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
sending, via a router, a request to a web server to access a website hosted by the web server;
identifying, via the router, a pathway between a client device and the web server;
determining, via the router, whether the pathway is encrypted or unencrypted; and
in response to determining that the pathway is unencrypted:
determining, via the router, whether an alternative pathway between the client device and the web server via a web host of the web server is available;
in response to determining that the alternative pathway is available, causing, via the router, the alternative pathway to be established in lieu of the pathway; and
in response to determining the alternative pathway is unavailable:
requesting, via the router, another pathway between the client device and the web server be established;
receiving, via the router, a response indicating whether the request to establish the other pathway is granted; and
in response to the response indicating the request to establish the other pathway is not granted:
causing, via the router, an indication to be provided to the client device indicating that no encrypted pathway between the client device and the web server can be established;
after causing the indication to be provided to the client device, receiving, via the router, a second indication from the client device indicative of a request to access the website hosted by the web server using an unencrypted pathway; and
in response to receiving the second indication, causing, via the router, the unencrypted pathway between the client device and the web server to be established.