Patent ID: 9380047
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a server, a request for a connection from a client application, wherein the server hosts a plurality of processes; determining, by the server, whether to prohibit or permit the connection with the client application based on whether or not the client application can use a secure connection; determining, by the server, if connection security protocol settings are specified by one process on the server or if connection security protocol settings are specified on a system-wide basis on the server; prohibiting, by the server, the connection with the client application if the server determines that the client application cannot use a secure connection; and permitting, by the server, a secure connection with the client application if the server determines that the client application can use a secure connection, wherein the permitted secure connection is established with one of: