Patent ID: 9473309
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of initiating secure communication between a mobile device and a web server of a public network, said method comprising: receiving a certificate at said mobile device from said web server through a primary network path connecting said mobile device to said public network, said primary network path including a firewall configured to interfere with operation of a domain name system (DNS) server of the public network when the DNS server is validating the certificate, wherein the firewall is configured to interfere with operation of the DNS server by at least one of: sending, from said mobile device, a request to a trust and security management server to validate said certificate, wherein said trust and security management server validates said certificate by communicating the DNS server of said public network through a separate secondary network path that is different than the primary network path; receiving, at said mobile device, a response to said request from said trust and security management server, said response indicating whether said certificate is valid; and establishing, at said mobile device, secure communications between said mobile device and said web server, through said primary network path, when the response to said request received from said trust and security management server indicates that said certificate is valid.